Tide
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Low German Tide, a variant of Getide, from Middle Low German getīde, equivalent to modern German ge- + Zeit (“time”). Cognate with Dutch tij, getijde, and English tide.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Tide f (genitive Tide, plural Tiden)
- (uncountable) tides (the periodic change of the sea level)
- (countable) tide (one cycle of ebb and flood)
- Synonym: Gezeitenwechsel
- 2010, 8 July, Michael Stoessinger, “Ein Bild von einem Meer”, in: Stern 28
- – Da fangen Sie ja wenig. – Wieso datt denn? – Einmal im Jahr. – Nee, Quatsch, jetzt. Nach jeder Tide.
- - Then you don’t catch a lot. – Why that? – Once a year. – No, humbug, now. After each tide.
Declension edit
Declension of Tide [feminine]