Gezeit
dieNountide
English translations
- 01
tide
Word details
- German meaning
- Die periodische Veränderung des Wasserstandes in Meeren und Ozeanen, verursacht durch die Anziehungskraft von Mond und Sonne.
- English meaning
- Tide
- Synonym
- Tide
- German example
- Bei Ebbe ist der Meeresboden sichtbar, bei Flut steigt das Wasser.
- English example
- At low tide, the seabed is visible; at high tide, the water rises.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Gezeit
- Plural Form
- die Gezeiten
Related words
- Gezeiten
tides
- Gezeitenwechsel
Tidal change
- Gezeiten
Tides
- Folgezeit
subsequent period
- Mangroveralle
Mangrove rail
- Stillzeit
Breastfeeding period
- Tide
The periodic rise and fall of the sea level, primarily caused by the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun.
- Ebbe
Ebb tide
- Mahlstrom
Maelstrom, Whirlpool
- Wattenmeer
The Wadden Sea is a shallow coastal area influenced by tides, which falls dry at low tide and is flooded at high tide.
- Niedrigwasser
Low tide
- neritisch
Neritic
- zeitigen
bring about, cause, ripen
- Mondphase
Moon phase
- Priel
Tidal creek
Example sentences with “Gezeit”
Die Gezeit beeinflusst den Wasserstand. (The tide influences the water level.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it singular or plural?
Usually used in plural 'Gezeiten' (tides), but 'Gezeit' is the singular form.