Ziit

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Zit, Zyt

Etymology

From Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz. Cognate with German Zeit, Dutch tijd, English tide, Icelandic tíð.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /tsiːt/

Noun

Ziit f (plural Ziite, diminutive Ziitli)

1. time
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Händ Si d’Ziit ufgschribe?

     Did you write down the time?