gúrkutíð

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Icelandic

Etymology

From gúrka (“cucumber”) + tíð (“period, time”). Literally meaning "cucumber period" or "a time of cucumbers." From the synonymous Danish term agurketid which is from the German term Sauregurkenzeit (Zeit meaning "time", sauer meaning "sour" and Gurken meaning "cucumber").

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
f-s1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative gúrkutíð gúrkutíðin
accusative gúrkutíð gúrkutíðina
dative gúrkutíð gúrkutíðinni
genitive gúrkutíðar gúrkutíðarinnar
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