Feminine
Gezeiten
Meaning
tides (periodic change of the sea level)
Concepts
tidal hour
ebb and flood
favourable opportunity
great opportunity
psychological moment
favorable opportunity
Synonyms
Ebbe und Flut
Wasserstelle
Wasservorrat
Auf und Ab
hoher Seegang
marée
marea
maré
marea
getijde
gelgit
marea
παλίρροιαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈtsaɪ̯tən/
Etymology
In summary
From the plural of Middle High German gezīt (“particular time, such as a feast or prayer time”), from Old High German gizit (“passage of time”), from gi- + zit. The modern sense is loaned from cognate Middle Low German getīde, whence also Tide. Related to Zeit.
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