tíð

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See also: tid, tith, TID, tíd, and tiþ

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tíð, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (“time, period”), from *dī- (“time”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tíð f (genitive singular tíðar, plural tíðir)

  1. time
  2. (grammar) tense

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tíð tíðin tíðir tíðirnar
accusative tíð tíðina tíðir tíðirnar
dative tíð tíðini tíðum tíðunum
genitive tíðar tíðarinnar tíða tíðanna

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tíð, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (“time, period”), from *dī- (“time”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tíð f (genitive singular tíðar, nominative plural tíðir)

  1. time, period
    Synonym: tímabil
  2. weather conditions
    Synonym: veðurfar
  3. (in the plural) a female menstruation, a period
    Synonyms: túr, blæðingar, blóðlát kvenna
  4. (plural only) mass
    Synonym: messa
  5. (grammar) tense

Declension

Declension of tíð (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tíð tíðin tíðir tíðirnar
accusative tíð tíðina tíðir tíðirnar
dative tíð tíðinni tíðum tíðunum
genitive tíðar tíðarinnar tíða tíðanna

Derived terms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (“time, period”), from *dī- (“time”). Compare Old English tīd (English tide), Old Frisian tīd (West Frisian tiid), Old Saxon tīd (Low German Tied), Old Dutch tīt (Dutch tijd), Old High German zīt (German Zeit); compare also Old Armenian տի (ti).

Noun

tíð f (genitive tíðar, plural tíðir)

  1. time
  2. hour
  3. (in the plural) divine service, prayers
  4. (grammar) length
  5. (grammar) tense
  6. (grammar) ending, termination (ending in nouns and verbs)
Declension
  Declension of tíð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tíð tíðin tíðir tíðirnar
accusative tíð tíðina tíðir tíðirnar
dative tíð tíðinni tíðum tíðunum
genitive tíðar tíðarinnar tíða tíðanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: tíð
  • Faroese: tíð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tid
  • Elfdalian: taið
  • Old Swedish: tīþ
  • Danish: tid

Etymology 2

Adjective

tíð

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of tíðr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of tíðr

References

  • tíð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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