Höhe
See also: hohe
German
Alternative forms
- Höh', Höh (often poetic)
Etymology
From Middle High German hœhe, from Old High German hōhī. Analysable as hoch + -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhøːə/
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Noun
Höhe f (genitive Höhe, plural Höhen)
- height, altitude
Declension
Declension of Höhe [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Höhe | die | Höhen |
| genitive | einer | der | Höhe | der | Höhen |
| dative | einer | der | Höhe | den | Höhen |
| accusative | eine | die | Höhe | die | Höhen |
Derived terms
- Anhöhe f (“hill; knoll”)
- Berghöhe
- Gipfelhöhe
- Höhenangst f (“acrophobia”)
- Höhenballon
- Höhenluft f (“mountain air”)
- Höhenmeter m (“vertical meter”)
- Höhenruder n (“elevator (control surface of an aircraft)”)
- Höhenunterschied m (“drop (difference in altitude)”)
- Höhepunkt m (“climax”)
- Stimmhöhe f
- Temperaturhöhe
- Tonhöhe f (“pitch (perceived frequency of a sound or note)”)
Related terms
- erhöhen (“to heighten”)
- hoch (“high”)
- überhöhen (“to exaggerate”)
Further reading
- “Höhe” in Duden online
- “Höhe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache