Tide

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See also: tide, tìde, and -tide

German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Tide, a variant of Getide, from Middle Low German getīde, equivalent to modern German ge- + Zeit (“time”). Cognate with Dutch tij, getijde, and English tide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːdə/
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  • Rhymes: -iːdə

Noun

Tide f (genitive Tide, plural Tiden)

  1. (uncountable) tides (the periodic change of the sea level)
    Synonyms: Gezeiten pl, Tiden pl
  2. (countable) tide (one cycle of ebb and flood)
    Synonym: Gezeitenwechsel
    • 2010, 8 July, Michael Stoessinger, “Ein Bild von einem Meer”, in: Stern 28
      – Da fangen Sie ja wenig. – Wieso datt denn? – Einmal im Jahr. – Nee, Quatsch, jetzt. Nach jeder Tide.
      - Then you don’t catch a lot. – Why that? – Once a year. – No, humbug, now. After each tide.

Declension

Declension of Tide
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tide die Tiden
genitive einer der Tide der Tiden
dative einer der Tide den Tiden
accusative eine die Tide die Tiden

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Tide” in Duden online
  • “Tide” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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