tand des tijds

== Dutch == === Etymology === Literally, “(the) tooth of time”. Des tijds is in the genitive case (of de tijd), which is vestigial in modern Dutch. Compare German Zahn der Zeit, Danish tidens tand, Swedish tidens tand. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑnt dɛs ˈtɛi̯ts/ === Noun === tand des tijds m (uncountable, no diminutive) (idiomatic) test of time