gúrkutíð
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
gúrkutíð f (genitive singular gúrkutíðar, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of gúrkutíð
| f-s1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gúrkutíð | gúrkutíðin |
| accusative | gúrkutíð | gúrkutíðina |
| dative | gúrkutíð | gúrkutíðinni |
| genitive | gúrkutíðar | gúrkutíðarinnar |