tijt

Middle Dutch

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Dutch tīt, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tiːt/

    Noun

    tijt f or m

    1. time (as a concept)
    2. time, moment
    3. right, appointed time
    4. moment
    5. period of time
    6. life, lifetime

    Inflection

    Strong feminine noun
    singular plural
    nominative tijt tide
    accusative tijt tide
    genitive tijt, tide tide
    dative tijt, tide tiden
    Strong masculine noun
    singular plural
    nominative tijt tide
    accusative tijt tide
    genitive tijts tide
    dative tide tiden

    Descendants

    • Dutch: tijd, (obsolete) tyd, tijdt, tydt, tijt, tyt
      • Afrikaans: tyd
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: titi
      • Javindo: tet
      • Jersey Dutch: tāid, tāidt
      • Negerhollands: tied, tid, tit
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: teit
      • Indonesian: kala (semantic loan)
    • Limburgish: tied
    • Zealandic: tied

    Further reading

    • tijt”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
    • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “tijt”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN