"Zeitgeber" meaning in German

See Zeitgeber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old High German zīt Middle High German zīt German Zeit Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Germanic *gebaną Proto-West Germanic *geban Old High German gëban Middle High German gëben German geben Latin -ariusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old High German -āri German -er German Geber German Zeitgeber From Zeit + Geber. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|:af|Zeit<id:time>|Geber<id:giver>|id=zeitgeber|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old High German zīt Middle High German zīt German Zeit Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Germanic *gebaną Proto-West Germanic *geban Old High German gëban Middle High German gëben German geben Latin -ariusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old High German -āri German -er German Geber German Zeitgeber From Zeit + Geber. Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Zeitgeber m (strong, genitive Zeitgebers, plural Zeitgeber) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Zeitgebers [genitive], Zeitgeber [plural], strong [table-tags], Zeitgeber [nominative, singular], Zeitgeber [definite, nominative, plural], Zeitgebers [genitive, singular], Zeitgeber [definite, genitive, plural], Zeitgeber [dative, singular], Zeitgebern [dative, definite, plural], Zeitgeber [accusative, singular], Zeitgeber [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (physiology) zeitgeber (a rhythmically occurring cue given by the environment, such as a change in light or temperature, to reset the internal body clock) Tags: masculine, strong
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