gúrkutíð

Icelandic

Etymology

From gúrka (“cucumber”) +‎ tíð (“period, time”), a calque of Danish agurketid, from German Sauregurkenzeit (literally “sour cucumber time”). 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 (sg-only feminine)

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