Sichelmonat

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German

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Etymology

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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

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Sichelmonat m (strong, genitive Sichelmonat, no plural)

  1. (archaic) August
    Synonym: August

Declension

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