Spitz

See also: spitz

German

Etymology

From spitz (“pointed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃpɪt͡s/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪt͡s
  • Homophone: spitz

Noun

Spitz m (strong, genitive Spitzes, plural Spitze)

  1. spitz

Declension
Declension of Spitz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spitz die Spitze
genitive eines des Spitzes der Spitze
dative einem dem Spitz, Spitze1 den Spitzen
accusative einen den Spitz die Spitze

1Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Spitz n (proper noun, genitive Spitz' or (with an article) Spitz)

  1. A municipality of Lower Austria, Austria

Further reading
  • “Spitz” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spitzi, from Proto-West Germanic *spitti, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz.[1]

Cognate with German Spitze.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃpit͡s/
  • Rhymes: -it͡s
  • Hyphenation: Spitz

Noun

Spitz m (nominative plural Spitze, diminutive Spitzje)

  1. point; cusp (sharp extremity)
  2. lace

Declension
Declension of Spitz
singular plural
def. noun def. noun
nominative/accusative där/de Spitz die Spitze
dative dem Spitz denne/de Spitze

Derived terms

References
  1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Spitz”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎ (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 154
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