Uhrzeit

German

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Etymology

From Uhr (“clock”) +‎ Zeit (“time”). Cognate with Hunsrik Uherzeid.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈuːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯t/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Uhr‧zeit
Homophone: Urzeit

Noun

Uhrzeit f (genitive Uhrzeit, plural Uhrzeiten)

time, time of day (time according to the clock)
Können Sie mir die Uhrzeit sagen?
Could you tell me the time?

Usage notes

Zeit means "time" as a concept whereas Uhrzeit means "time" as in a 'specific time of day'. However, you will often find like most words in German, Zeit can also frequently signify "time" as in 'specific time of day' because of how common shortened clippings are in German.

Declension

Declension of Uhrzeit [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Uhrzeit	die	Uhrzeiten
genitive	einer	der	Uhrzeit	der	Uhrzeiten
dative	einer	der	Uhrzeit	den	Uhrzeiten
accusative	eine	die	Uhrzeit	die	Uhrzeiten