Spitz

See also: spitz

German

Etymology

From spitz (“pointed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpɪt͡s/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪt͡s
• Homophone: spitz

Noun

Spitz m (strong, genitive Spitzes, plural Spitze)

1. spitz

Declension

Declension of Spitz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spitz	die	Spitze
genitive	eines	des	Spitzes	der	Spitze
dative	einem	dem	Spitz, Spitze1	den	Spitzen
accusative	einen	den	Spitz	die	Spitze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Spitz n (proper noun, genitive Spitz' or (with an article) Spitz)

1. A municipality of Lower Austria, Austria

Further reading

• “Spitz” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spitzi, from Proto-West Germanic *spitti, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz.

Cognate with German Spitze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpit͡s/
• Rhymes: -its
• Syllabification: Spitz
• Homophone: spitz

Noun

Spitz m (plural Spitze, diminutive Spitzje)

1. point; cusp (sharp extremity)
2. lace

Derived terms

• Fingerspitz
• spitz
• spitze
• spitzich
• Spitzkopp