From Middle High German zīdich, northern variant of zītec, from Old High German zītīg. Equivalent to Zäit (“time”) + -eg. Doublet of zäiteg (“timely”), which was adapted to the noun. Further cognate with German zeitig, Dutch tijdig, English tidy.
zeideg (masculine zeidegen, neuter zeidegt, comparative méi zeideg, superlative am zeidegsten)
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass zeideg | si ass zeideg | et ass zeideg | si si(nn) zeideg | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | zeidegen | zeideg | zeidegt | zeideg |
independent without determiner | zeideges | zeideger | |||
dative | after any declined word | zeidegen | zeideger | zeidegen | zeidegen |
as first declined word | zeidegem | zeidegem |