zeitig
- early
- timely, in time
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
zytig
Basel-Landschaft
zytlig
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡saɪ̯tɪç/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German zītec, from Old High German zītig. Equivalent to Zeit (“time”) + -ig. Cognate with Dutch tijdig, English tidy. For the sense “early” compare Czech časný.
zur rechten Zeit
zu Beginn
zu seiner Zeit
termingemäß
in angemessener Zeit
pünktlich wie die Eisenbahn
zu gegebener Zeit
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