Contionary:Zite

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Skylandic

Etymology

From Old High German zīt, Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from PGmc *tīdiz. Cognate with English tide, German Zeit and Dutch tijd. This is one of many nouns who had the vowel *ī in their PGmc root that only properly exhibit the *ī > ui sound change in their plural forms.

Pronunciation

Noun

Zite (plural Zuites)

  1. time. The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
  2. (colloquially) An instance or occurrence.

Declensions