Hütte
See also: hutte and hutté
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hütte, from Old High German hutta (“hut, cottage”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *hudjǭ, though the word is originally exclusively High German. Further origin unknown. Some theories link it to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (“to deck; cover; covering; skin”). All related words in European languages are borrowings from Old High German. Compare Dutch hut, French hutte, English hut, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʏtə/
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Noun
Hütte f (genitive Hütte, plural Hütten, diminutive Hüttchen n)
- hut, cabin, shack, cottage (small house, typically built of light materials rather than stone)
- Synonyms: Bude, Kate
- metalworks, ironworks (factory that produces metal)
- Synonym: Hüttenwerk
Declension
Declension of Hütte [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Hütte | die | Hütten |
genitive | einer | der | Hütte | der | Hütten |
dative | einer | der | Hütte | den | Hütten |
accusative | eine | die | Hütte | die | Hütten |
Derived terms
- Almhütte
- Hüttenkäse
- verhütten
Proper noun
Hütte n (proper noun, genitive Hüttes or (optionally with an article) Hütte)
- (informal) Synonym of Eisenhüttenstadt
Further reading
- “Hütte” in Duden online
- “Hütte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache