rötmånad

Swedish

Etymology

röta (“to rot”) +‎ månad (“month”)

Noun

rötmånad c

  1. 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
  2. (folklore) dog days; July 22–24 to August 22–24, when food is likely to rot and other strange things may happen

Declension

Declension of rötmånad
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rötmånad rötmånads
definite rötmånaden rötmånadens
plural indefinite rötmånader rötmånaders
definite rötmånaderna rötmånadernas

Derived terms

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