heute
See also: Heute
German
Alternative forms
- heut (colloquial or poetic)
- heut'
Etymology
From Old High German hiutu, a contraction of earlier *hiu tagu, a relict instrumental case form meaning “on this day”. Compare for the contraction Old Saxon hiudigu and younger hiudu. Similar formations, but with different stems, are Latin hodie and Ancient Greek σήμερον (sḗmeron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯tə/
audio (Germany) (file) audio (Austria) (file) - Homophones: häute, Häute
Adverb
heute
- today
Usage notes
- Often used also where English would use tonight. heute früh, heute morgen, heute abend, heute nacht, or heute Morgen, heute Abend, heute Nacht, etc., are used chiefly when there is a need to specify (like English “this morning”, “this afternoon”, etc.).
Derived terms
- heutig
- heutzutage
See also
| -3 | -2 | -1 | today | +1 | +2 | +3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vor drei Tagen, vorvorgestern, ehevorgestern | vorgestern | gestern | heute | morgen | übermorgen | in drei Tagen, überübermorgen |
Further reading
- heute in Duden online