Haubitze
German
Etymology
From Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice,.[1][2], which was derived from houf (“flock, crowd”) + -nice. The Czech noun houf itself comes from Middle High German hufe (“heap”), from Old High German hūfo.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Haubitze f (genitive Haubitze, plural Haubitzen)
- howitzer
Declension
Declension of Haubitze
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Haubitze | die | Haubitzen |
| genitive | einer | der | Haubitze | der | Haubitzen |
| dative | einer | der | Haubitze | den | Haubitzen |
| accusative | eine | die | Haubitze | die | Haubitzen |
Derived terms
- voll wie eine Haubitze
Descendants
- → Dutch: houwitser
- → English: howitzer
References
- Haubitze in Duden online
- "Haubitze" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968