urtid

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Danish

Etymology

From ur- (“original”) +‎ tid (“time”). Calque of German Urzeit.

Pronunciation

Noun

urtid c (singular definite urtiden, not used in plural form)

  1. an unspecified time period extremely long ago, prehistoric times

Inflection

Declension of urtid
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative urtid urtiden
genitive urtids urtidens

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Urzeit. Equivalent to ur- (“primeval”) +‎ tid (“time”). Attested since 1806.

Noun

urtid c

  1. primeval times (of for example the Earth or humans), the oldest times
  2. (geology, dated) the Precambrian
    Synonym: prekambrium

Declension

Declension of urtid
nominative genitive
singular indefinite urtid urtids
definite urtiden urtidens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

References

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