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  What it means

  June — the month of interruption, because it disrupts farm work right up until harvest. Refers to the busy, disruptive nature of early summer agricultural tasks.

  Vocabulary

  • czerwiec — June
  • przerwiec — month of interruption (folk coinage from 'przerwać')
  • gospodarka — farm management, household economy
  • żniwa — harvest time

  Grammar note

  'Przerwiec' is a folk neologism formed by analogy with month names ending in '-iec'.

  Cultural context

  One of many Polish calendar proverbs linking month names to agricultural rhythms.

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