Tide

See also: tide, tìde, and -tide

German

Etymology

From German Low German Tide, a variant of Getide, from Middle Low German getīde. Cognate with Dutch tij and getijde. Eventually related to Zeit (“time”) and English tide.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːdə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːdə

Noun

Tide f (genitive Tide, plural Tiden)

  1. (uncountable) tides (the periodic change of the sea level)
  2. (countable) tide (one cycle of eb and flood)
    • 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
singular plural
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.)
  • (countable): Gezeitenwechsel

Further reading
  • Tide in Duden online
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