Sichelmonat

German

Etymology

From Sichel (“sickle”) +‎ Monat (“month”), in reference to the time of year for harvesting. Similar constructions are found in Slavic, for example Czech srpen (“August”) and Serbo-Croatian srpanj (“July”).

Noun

Sichelmonat m (genitive Sichelmonat, plural Sichelmonaten)

  1. (archaic) August
    Synonym: August
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