Urzeit

German

Etymology

ur- +‎ Zeit (“time”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːrˌtsaɪ̯t/, [ˈʔu(ː)ɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯t]
  • The figurative plural can alternatively be stressed /ˌuːrˈtsaɪ̯tən/.
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Uhrzeit

Noun

Urzeit f (genitive Urzeit, plural Urzeiten)

  1. a very long-ago age, a very early era (e.g. in the history of humanity or the earth)
    die Urzeiten der Menschheit ― the earliest ages of humanity
    Die Dinosaurier lebten in der Urzeit.
    The dinosaurs lived in primeval times.
  2. (informal, figurative, usually in the plural) a very long time, an eternity
    Ich hab Urzeiten auf dich gewartet.
    I waited ages for you.

Usage notes

  • Compare with Vorzeit (“prehistoric times”).

Declension

Declension of Urzeit [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Urzeit die Urzeiten
genitive einer der Urzeit der Urzeiten
dative einer der Urzeit den Urzeiten
accusative eine die Urzeit die Urzeiten

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