צײַט
Appearance
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz (“time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis (“time, period”), from *deh₂y- (“to divide, part”). Compare German Zeit. Akin to Old English tīd (Modern English tide) and Dutch tijd.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]צײַט • (tsayt) f, plural צײַטן (tsaytn)
Derived terms
[edit]- אַ צײַט (a tsayt)
- יאָרצײַט (yortsayt)
- צײַטווײַליק (tsaytvaylik)
- צײַטונג (tsaytung)
- צײַטיק (tsaytik)
- צײַטפֿאָרמע (tsaytforme)
- צײַטשריפֿט (tsaytshrift)