gökotta
Language: Swedish · [ˈjøːkˌɔtːa] · Pronunciation: YER-kot-tah
Meaning
getting up at dawn to go out and hear the first birds
The story
Gök is cuckoo, otta an old word for the small hours; the classic date is Ascension Day, out before sunrise with a thermos to catch the first call. Some Swedish parishes still organise it. The part you can say in English is the dawn chorus.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Swedish
- What does it literally say?
- Cuckoo early-morning
- When is it traditional?
- Ascension Day, at dawn
- What does it mean?
- Rising early to go out and hear the birds
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