rötmånad
Swedish
editEtymology
editröta (“to rot”) + månad (“month”)
Noun
editrötmånad c
- dog days; July 22–24 to August 22–24, after fruntimmersveckan, when food is more likely to rot due to favourable environment for bacterial growth caused by increased warmth and humidity
- (folklore) dog days; July 22–24 to August 22–24, when food is likely to rot and other strange things may happen
Declension
editDeclension of rötmånad | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rötmånad | rötmånaden | rötmånader | rötmånaderna |
Genitive | rötmånads | rötmånadens | rötmånaders | rötmånadernas |