gúrkutíð

Icelandic

Etymology

From gúrka (“cucumber”) +‎ tíð (“period, time”), a calque of Danish agurketid, from German Sauregurkenzeit (literally “sour cucumber time”). This refers to the time of summer when pickles were ripening and were put in a sour solution, and at the same time business hit a low and vacation and free time hit a new high. At that time there were few things to report on.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkur̥kʏˌtʰiːð/

Noun

gúrkutíð f (genitive singular gúrkutíðar, no plural)

  1. slow news day

Declension

Declension of gúrkutíð (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative gúrkutíð gúrkutíðin
accusative gúrkutíð gúrkutíðina
dative gúrkutíð gúrkutíðinni
genitive gúrkutíðar gúrkutíðarinnar
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