hitte
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hitte, from Old Dutch *hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hitjō. Cognate with German Hitze. Now commonly interpreted as heet (“hot”) + -te (“ness”). Also related with English heat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɪtə/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: hit‧te
- Rhymes: -ɪtə
Noun
hitte f (uncountable)
- heat (extreme warmth)
- Ze konden niet langer werken door de hitte.
- They couldn't work any longer because of the heat.
Derived terms
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhitːɛ]
- Hyphenation: hit‧te
Verb
hitte
- third-person singular indicative past definite of hisz
- Ki hitte volna? ― Who'd have thought it?
Middle English
References
- “hit, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 May 2018.
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