Spitze
German
Etymology
From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#SPITZECategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#SPITZE spitze, from Old High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Old High German#SPITZECategory:German terms derived from Old High German#SPITZE spizza, from Proto-GermanicCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#SPITZECategory:German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#SPITZE *spitjaz, related to *spitō (“spike”). Compare English spit (“skewer”), Swedish spets (“point, tip; lace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sə/Category:German 2-syllable words#SPITZECategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#SPITZE
Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#SPITZEAudio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: Spit‧ze
Noun
Spitze f (genitive Spitze, plural Spitzen)Category:German lemmas#SPITZECategory:German nouns#SPITZECategory:German entries with incorrect language header#SPITZECategory:German feminine nouns#SPITZECategory:Pages with entries#SPITZECategory:Pages with 2 entries#SPITZE
- cusp
- point, tip, peak
- top, front, lead
- 2010, “Auf dem Weg nach unten”, in Der Spiegel, number 33, page 70:
- Die Kluft zwischen den Ärmsten und der Spitze der Gesellschaft hat sich dramatisch geöffnet.Category:German terms with quotations#SPITZE
- The gap between the poorest and the top of society has widened dramatically.
- spike
- lace (textile pattern)
- (soccerCategory:de:Football (soccer)#SPITZE) striker
- (in the plural, figurative) leadership
- Die Spitzen von SPD und CDU ― The leaders of the SPD and CDUCategory:German terms with usage examples#SPITZE
- a sarcastic remark, a jab
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- (lace): Bandspitze (“tape lace”), Brüsseler Spitze (“Brussels lace”), Spitzendeckchen, Spitzenhöschen
- Lanzenspitze, Messerspitze, Pfeilspitze, Pyramidenspitze, Schuhspitze
- Nordspitze (“northern tip, northern part”), Südspitze (“southern tip”)
- (point, tip, peak): Fingerspitze, Bergspitze, Bleistiftspitze (“pencil point, pencil tip”)
- Speerspitze, Turmspitze, Zungenspitze (“tip of the tongue”)
- (top, front, lead): Angriffsspitze, Sturmspitze, Spitzenplatz, Spitzenkandidat, Spitzenposition, Spitzenqualität, Spitzentreffen, Spitzenspiel
- Zweispitz, Dreispitz, Spitzhaube
See also
Further reading
- “Spitze” in Duden online
- “Spitze” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spitze”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German)
- “Spitze” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpit͡sə/Category:Hunsrik 2-syllable words#SPITZECategory:Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation#SPITZE
- Rhymes: -itsəCategory:Rhymes:Hunsrik/itsə#SPITZECategory:Rhymes:Hunsrik/itsə/2 syllables#SPITZE
- Syllabification: Spit‧ze
Noun
Spitze mCategory:Hunsrik non-lemma forms#SPITZECategory:Hunsrik noun forms#SPITZECategory:Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header#SPITZECategory:Pages with entries#SPITZECategory:Pages with 2 entries#SPITZE