Hitze
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hitze, from Old High German hizza, from Proto-Germanic *hitjō (“heat”). Cognate with Dutch hitte. Also related with English heat.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hit‧ze
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪtsə/
Noun
Hitze f (genitive Hitze, no plural)
- heat
Declension
Declension of Hitze (uncountable)
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Hitze |
genitive | einer | der | Hitze |
dative | einer | der | Hitze |
accusative | eine | die | Hitze |
Derived terms
- erhitzen
- hitzig
- überhitzen
Further reading
- Hitze in Duden online