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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rötmånad rötmånaden rötmånader rötmånaderna
Genitive rötmånads rötmånadens rötmånaders rötmånadernas

Derived terms
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