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/

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• Rhymes: -iːdə

Noun

Tide f (genitive Tide, plural Tiden)

1. (uncountable) tides (the periodic change of the sea level)

   Synonyms: Gezeiten pl, Tiden pl

2. (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
	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

Derived terms

• Tidenhub

Further reading

• “Tide” in Duden online
• “Tide” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache