Urzeit

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German

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Etymology

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ur- +‎ Zeit (time)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuːrˌtsaɪ̯t/, [ˈʔu(ː)ɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯t]
  • The figurative plural can alternatively be stressed /ˌuːrˈtsaɪ̯tən/.
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Uhrzeit

Noun

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Urzeit f (genitive Urzeit, plural Urzeiten)

  1. a very long-ago age, a very early era (e.g. in the history of humanity or the earth)
    die Urzeiten der Menschheitthe earliest ages of humanity
    Die Dinosaurier lebten in der Urzeit.
    The dinosaurs lived in primeval times.
  2. (informal, figurative, usually in the plural) a very long time, an eternity
    Ich hab Urzeiten auf dich gewartet.
    I waited ages for you.

Usage notes

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  • Compare with Vorzeit (prehistoric times).

Declension

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Further reading

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