Tide
See also: tide, tìde, and -tide
German
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German Tide, a variant of Getide, from Middle Low German getīde, equivalent to modern German ge- + Zeit (“time”). Cognate with Dutch tij, getijde, and English tide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiːdə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːdə
Noun
Tide f (genitive Tide, plural Tiden)
- (uncountable) tides (the periodic change of the sea level)
- (countable) tide (one cycle of ebb and flood)
- Synonym: Gezeitenwechsel
- 2010, 8 July, Michael Stoessinger, “Ein Bild von einem Meer”, in: Stern 28
- – Da fangen Sie ja wenig. – Wieso datt denn? – Einmal im Jahr. – Nee, Quatsch, jetzt. Nach jeder Tide.
- - Then you don’t catch a lot. – Why that? – Once a year. – No, humbug, now. After each tide.
Declension
Declension of Tide [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Tide | die | Tiden |
genitive | einer | der | Tide | der | Tiden |
dative | einer | der | Tide | den | Tiden |
accusative | eine | die | Tide | die | Tiden |
Synonyms
- (uncountable): Gezeiten (pl.), Tiden (pl.)
Further reading
- “Tide” in Duden online
- “Tide” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache