Sommerloch

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German

FWOTD – 11 June 2024

Etymology

From Sommer (“summer”) +‎ Loch (“hole, gap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔmɐˌlɔx/
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  • Hyphenation: Som‧mer‧loch

Noun

Sommerloch n (strong, genitive Sommerlochs or Sommerloches, plural Sommerlöcher)

  1. (journalism) silly season; slow news day (time during the summer break when the media resort to reporting largely inconsequential stories)
    Synonym: Sauregurkenzeit
    • 1997, Norbert Henze, Stochastik für Einsteiger. Eine Einführung in die faszinierende Welt des Zufalls, 10th revised edition, Springer, published 2013, page 67:
      Bekanntlich is die Urlaubs- und Ferienzeit relativ arm an aufregenden Ereignissen, und wir sind längst daran gewöhnt, dass Politiker aller Couleur dieses Sommerloch durch ungewöhnliche Aktionen oder Wortbeitrage zur Selbstdarstellung nutzen.
      As is well known, the holiday season is relatively devoid of exciting events, and we have long been used to politicians of all stripes taking advantage of this silly season for self-promotion through unusual actions or statements.
    • 2023 July 7, Antje Lang-Lendorff, “Die Zeit, wo wenig passiert: Hallo Sommerloch!”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      So ein Sommerloch ist auch eine Chance. Zum Beispiel für Tiere, sie haben im Sommer regelmäßig ihren großen Auftritt. Erinnert sich noch jemand an Schwan Petra in Münster, die sich in ein Tretboot verliebte?
      Such a summer slump is also an opportunity. For animals, for example, they regularly make their big appearance in the summer. Does anyone remember Petra the swan in Münster, who fell in love with a pedal boat?

Declension

Declension of Sommerloch
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Sommerloch die Sommerlöcher
genitive eines des Sommerlochs, Sommerloches der Sommerlöcher
dative einem dem Sommerloch, Sommerloche1 den Sommerlöchern
accusative ein das Sommerloch die Sommerlöcher

1Now rare, see notes.

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