heute

See also: Heute

German

Alternative forms
  • heut (colloquial or poetic)
  • heut'

Etymology

From Middle High German hiute, from Old High German hiutu, a contraction of earlier *hiu tagu, from Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (“on this day”, from *hiz + *dagaz). Cognate with Old English hēodæġ (“today”) and Dutch heden (“today”). Compare German heuer from hiu (“in this”) +‎ jāru (“year”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯tə/
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  • Homophones: häute, Häute

Adverb

heute

  1. today

Usage notes
  • Often used where English would use this. German heute früh, heute morgen, heute abend, heute nacht, or heute Morgen, heute Abend, heute Nacht, etc., are used in order to specify a part of the current day (cf. English this morning, this afternoon, etc.).

Derived terms

See also
-3-2-1today+1+2+3
vor drei Tagen,
vorvorgestern,
ehevorgestern		vorgesterngesternheutemorgenübermorgen
in drei Tagen,
überübermorgen

Further reading
  • “heute” in Duden online
  • “heute” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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