tand des tijds
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “(the) tooth of time”. Des tijds is in the genitive case (of de tijd), which is vestigial in modern Dutch.
Compare German Zahn der Zeit, Danish tidens tand, Swedish tidens tand.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tand des tijds m (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) test of time
- Weinig boeken uit de vroege Middeleeuwen hebben de tand des tijds doorstaan.
- Few books from the early Middle Ages have stood the test of time.