spitz

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Spitz, from spitz (pointed); so called from the tapering shape of its muzzle.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /spɪts/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪts

Homophone: spits

Noun[edit]

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spitz (plural spitzes)

  1. Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “spitz”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Cimbrian[edit]

Noun[edit]

spitz m

  1. summit, peak

References[edit]

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spitze.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

spitz (strong nominative masculine singular spitzer, comparative spitzer, superlative am spitzesten)

  1. pointed, pointy
  2. sharp
  3. spiky
  4. (colloquial) horny
    • 2004 March 18, “Gar nicht spitz”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Eigentlich sagt der Volksmund ja „Lakritz macht spitz“. Die gegenteilige Befürchtung ist erst im vergangenen Jahr wieder wissenschaftlich untersucht worden.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: spits
  • Saterland Frisian: spits

Verb[edit]

spitz

  1. singular imperative of spitzen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of spitzen

Further reading[edit]

  • spitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • spitz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • spitz” in Duden online