Pfütze

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfütze, from Old High German pfuzzi, from Latin puteus (“pit, well”). The same word in a Low German form is Pütt (“mine shaft”). Related to Luxembourgish Pëtz, Dutch put, English pit, French puits, Spanish pozo, Italian pozzo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpfʏtsə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʏtsə/ (often, in northern and central Germany)
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Noun

Pfütze f (genitive Pfütze, plural Pfützen)

  1. puddle, shallow pool

Declension
Declension of Pfütze
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pfütze die Pfützen
genitive einer der Pfütze der Pfützen
dative einer der Pfütze den Pfützen
accusative eine die Pfütze die Pfützen

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Pfützenwasser
  • Wasserpfütze
  • Regenpfütze
  • Ölpfütze
  • Dreckpfütze
  • Schlammpfütze

See also

Further reading
  • Pfütze in Duden online
  • Pfütze in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)
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