urtid
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ur- (“original”) + tid (“time”). Calque of German Urzeit.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]urtid c (singular definite urtiden, not used in plural form)
- an unspecified time period extremely long ago, prehistoric times
Inflection
[edit]Declension of urtid
| common gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | urtid | urtiden |
| genitive | urtids | urtidens |
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Urzeit. Equivalent to ur- (“primeval”) + tid (“time”). Attested since 1806.
Noun
[edit]urtid c
- primeval times (of for example the Earth or humans), the oldest times
- (geology, dated) the Precambrian
- Synonym: prekambrium
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | urtid | urtids |
| definite | urtiden | urtidens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]References
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