eventide

English

Etymology

From Middle English eventyde, from Old English ǣfentīd, derived from ǣfen (“evening”) + tīd (“time”). By surface analysis, even +‎ -tide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːvənˌtaɪd/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

eventide (countable and uncountable, plural eventides)

1. (archaic, poetic, literary) Evening.

   Synonyms: eve, even, forenight; see also Thesaurus:evening

   Hypernyms: tide, time

   Coordinate terms: noontide, morningtide

   The mist rises from the lake at eventide.

Derived terms

• eventide home

Related terms

• evenstar

Middle English

Noun

eventide

1. alternative form of eventyde