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/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hit‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɪtə

Noun

hitte f (uncountable)

  1. heat (extreme warmth)
    Ze konden niet langer werken door de hitte.
    They couldn't work any longer because of the heat.

Derived terms

Descendants


Hungarian

Etymology

From hisz + -tte

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhitːɛ]
  • Hyphenation: hit‧te

Verb

hitte

  1. third-person singular indicative past definite of hisz
    Ki hitte volna?Who'd have thought it?

Middle English

Pronoun

hitte

  1. Alternative form of hit

Determiner

hitte

  1. Alternative form of hit

References

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