dötid

Swedish

Alternative forms

• dödtid

Etymology

dö (literally "die," but more likely from casual pronunciation of död (“dead”)) +‎ tid (“time”)

Noun

dötid c

1. a shorter period of (more-or-less unavoidable) inactivity

   Det blir mycket dötid mellan leveranser på jobbet

   There's a lot of "dead time" between deliveries at work

Declension

Declension of dötid

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dötid	dötids
	definite	dötiden	dötidens
plural	indefinite	dötider	dötiders
	definite	dötiderna	dötidernas

References

• dödtid in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dötid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)