Zeit

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See also: zéit

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (time, period), from *dī- (time). Cognate with Low German Tiet, Tied, Dutch tijd, English tide, Danish tid. Also cognate, more distantly, with English time.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tsaɪ̯t]
  • audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Zeit

Noun

Zeit f (genitive Zeit, plural Zeiten)

  1. time
  2. period, era (time in the past)
  3. stint (e.g. in the army)
  4. (grammar) tense

Declension

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Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Hyponyms of Zeit

Derived terms

Derived adjectives and adverbs from Zeit
Derived nouns from Zeit

Proper noun

Zeit m or f (genitive Zeits)

  1. a surname

Further reading

  • Zeit” in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Zeit, Dutch tijd, English tide.

Noun

Zeit f (plural Zeide)

  1. time