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Zeit.

time (as a concept)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[t͡saɪ̯t]

  1. time (as a concept)

    feminine

  2. time of day (clipping of Uhrzeit)

    feminine

  3. period, era (time in the past)

    feminine

  4. stint (e.g. in the army)

    feminine

  5. tense

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old High German zīt Middle High German zīt German Zeit Inherited from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Cognate with Low German Tiet, Tied, Dutch tijd, English tide, Danish tid, Norwegian tid, Swedish tid. Also cognate, more distantly, with English time.

name[t͡saɪ̯t]

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old High German zīt Middle High German zīt German Zeit Inherited from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Cognate with Low German Tiet, Tied, Dutch tijd, English tide, Danish tid, Norwegian tid, Swedish tid. Also cognate, more distantly, with English time.

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