Sommerloch
German (Berlin)
/ˈzɔmɐˌlɔx/
noun
Definitions
- (journalism) silly season; slow news day time during the summer break when the media resort to reporting largely inconsequential stories
Etymology
Compound from German Sommer (summer) + German Loch (hole, gap, opening, cavity, pit).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Loch
Gloss
hole, gap, opening, cavity, pit
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- summer English
- Arschloch German
- Astloch German
- Dreckloch German
- Dreilochnutte German
- Dreilochstute German
- Frühsommer German
- Funkloch German
- Hochsommer German
- Knopfloch German
- Loch German
- Lochfraßkorrosion German
- Lochkarte German
- Lochstreifen German
- Löcherleitung German
- Mittsommer German
- Nasenloch German
- Ozonloch German
- Schlupfloch German
- Schlüsselloch German
- Sommer German
- Sommeranfang German
- Sommerende German
- Sommerferien German
- Sommerhaus German
- Sommerkleid German
- Sommerluft German
- Sommermonat German
- Sommerreifen German
- Sommersonne German
- Sommersonnenwende German
- Sommersprosse German
- Sommervogel German
- Sommerwetter German
- Spätsommer German
- Wasserloch German
- Wurmloch German
- sommerfest German
- sommergrün German
- sommerlich German
- *sumaraz Proto-Germanic
- loch Polish
- loch Czech
- loch Middle High German
- sumer Middle High German
- Loch
- Sommer
- Astloch
- Ozonloch
- Funkloch
- Wurmloch
- Lochkarte
- Arschloch
- Nasenloch
- Knopfloch
- Dreckloch
- sommerlich
- sommergrün
- Wasserloch
- Sommerende
- Hochsommer
- Frühsommer
- Sommerluft
- sommerfest
- Spätsommer
- Sommerhaus
- Mittsommer
- Sommerkleid
- Sommermonat
- Schlupfloch
- Sommersonne
- Sommervogel
- Sommeranfang
- Sommerreifen
- Sommerferien
- Lochstreifen
- Sommerwetter
- Dreilochnutte
- Dreilochstute
- Schlüsselloch
- Löcherleitung
- Sommersprosse
- Lochfraßkorrosion
- Sommersonnenwende