Zeid

See also: zeid

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
  • IPA(key): /t͡saɪ̯t/

Noun

Zeid f (plural Zeide, diminutive Zeidche)

  1. time

Derived terms
  • zeidlich

Further reading
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