die Zeit
noun · [t͡saɪ̯t] ·Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old High German zīt Middle High German zīt German Zeit Inherited from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Cognate with Low German Tiet, Tied, Dutch tijd, English tide, Danish tid, Norwegian tid, Swedish tid. Also cognate, more distantly, with English time.
Translation
- time (as a concept) feminine
- time of day (clipping of Uhrzeit) feminine
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period, era (time in the past)
feminine
In der mittelniedersächsischen Zeit war das Sassische [= Niedersächsische (Nds.)] auch hier die Schriftsprache. Doch war sie nicht ganz so stark vom Mittelniedersächsischen Lübischer Prägung beeinflußt wie in Norddeutschland.
- stint (e.g. in the army) feminine
- tense feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Zeit | Zeiten |
| Accusative | Zeit | Zeiten |
| Dative | Zeit | Zeiten |
| Genitive | Zeit | Zeiten |