Zeid

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Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • Zeit (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis (time, period), from *deh₂y- (divide).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥sɑɛ̯d̥/
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥sæːd̥/ (Vienna)

Noun

Zeid f (plural Zeidn, diminutive Zeidl or Zeitl or Zeiderl or Zeiterl)

  1. time (as a concept)
  2. time of day (clipping of Uhrzeid)
  3. period, era (time in the past)
  4. stint (e.g. in the army, in prison, etc.)
  5. (grammar) tense

Derived terms

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Zeid f (plural Zeide, diminutive Zeidche)

  1. time

Derived terms

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