Gezeiten

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Etymology

From the plural of Middle High German gezīt (“particular time, such as a feast or prayer time”), from Old High German gizit (“passage of time”), from gi- + zit. The modern sense is loaned from cognate Middle Low German getīde, whence also Tide. Related to Zeit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈtsaɪ̯tən/, [ɡəˈtsaɪ̯tən], [ɡəˈtsaɪ̯tn̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Gezeiten f pl (plural only)

1. (plural only) tides (periodic change of the sea level)

   Synonym: Tide

Declension

Declension of Gezeiten [pl-only, feminine]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Gezeiten
genitive	der	Gezeiten
dative	den	Gezeiten
accusative	die	Gezeiten

Further reading

• “Gezeiten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache