Hitze
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German hitze, from Old High German hizza, from Proto-Germanic *hitjō (“heat”); see *haitį̄. Cognate with Dutch hitte. Also related with English heat.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Hitze f (genitive Hitze, plural (rare) Hitzen)
Usage notes[edit]
- The plural is rare, and only found in technical contexts.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Hitze [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
- erhitzen
- hitzig
- überhitzen
- Gluthitze (“searing heat”)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Hitze” in Duden online
- “Hitze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- J. C. Adelung (1793–1801) “Hitze”, in Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart (in German), 2nd edition
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