Gezeiten

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From the plural of Middle High German gezīt (“particular time, such as a feast or prayer time”), from Old High German gizit (“passage of time”), from gi- + zit (from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz (“time”)). The modern sense is loaned from cognate Middle Low German getīde, whence also Tide. Related to Zeit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈtsaɪ̯tən/, [ɡəˈtsaɪ̯tən], [ɡəˈtsaɪ̯tn̩]
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Noun[edit]

Gezeiten f pl (plural only)

  1. (plural only) tides (periodic change of the sea level)
    Synonym: Tide

Declension[edit]

Declension of Gezeiten [pl-only, feminine]
plural
def. noun
nominative die Gezeiten
genitive der Gezeiten
dative den Gezeiten
accusative die Gezeiten

Further reading[edit]

  • “Gezeiten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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