Lebzeiten

German

Etymology

leben +‎ Zeiten

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleːpˌt͡saɪ̯tn̩]
• Hyphenation: Leb‧zei‧ten

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Noun

Lebzeiten f pl (plural only)

1. lifetime
   • 1828, Johann Gottfried von Herder's Schriften zur griechischen Literatur. Herausgegeben durch Heyne, p. 216 (in the poem Die unnütze Mühe):

     Hätte Jupiter uns, hätt' uns die windende Parze
     Zwo Lebzeiten zu leben gegönnt [...]

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     Note: The work also has masculine zween Aerzte, zween Brüder, feminine zwo Göttinnen.

Declension

Declension of Lebzeiten [pl-only, feminine]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Lebzeiten
genitive	der	Lebzeiten
dative	den	Lebzeiten
accusative	die	Lebzeiten

See also

• Lebzeit

Further reading

• “Lebzeiten” in Duden online