dötid
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
dö (literally "die," but more likely from casual pronunciation of död (“dead”)) + tid (“time”)
Noun
dötid c
- a shorter period of (more-or-less unavoidable) inactivity
- Det blir mycket dötid mellan leveranser på jobbet
- There's a lot of "dead time" between deliveries at work
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | dötid | dötids |
| definite | dötiden | dötidens | |
| plural | indefinite | dötider | dötiders |
| definite | dötiderna | dötidernas |