Zeit

      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: [tsaɪ̯t]
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      • Hyphenation: Zeit

      Noun

      Zeit f (genitive Zeit, plural Zeiten)

      1. time
      2. (grammar) tense

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      Last modified on 4 June 2013, at 12:10