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