tijdgeest

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tijd (“time”) +‎ geest (“spirit”), a calque of German Zeitgeist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛi̯t.xeːst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tijd‧geest

Noun

tijdgeest m (plural tijdgeesten, no diminutive)

  1. the intellectual and spiritual trend or way of thinking in a society at a given time or age; zeitgeist

References

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