Höhe

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See also: hohe

German

Alternative forms

Höh', Höh (often poetic)

Etymology

From Middle High German hœhe, from Old High German hōhī. Analysable as hoch +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhøːə/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -øːə

Noun

Höhe f (genitive Höhe, plural Höhen)

height, altitude

Declension

Declension of Höhe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Höhe	die	Höhen
genitive	einer	der	Höhe	der	Höhen
dative	einer	der	Höhe	den	Höhen
accusative	eine	die	Höhe	die	Höhen

Derived terms

Anhöhe f (“hill; knoll”)
Berghöhe
Gipfelhöhe
Höhenangst f (“acrophobia”)
Höhenballon
Höhenluft f (“mountain air”)
Höhenmeter m (“vertical meter”)
Höhenruder n (“elevator (control surface of an aircraft)”)
Höhensonne f (“sunlamp”)
Höhenunterschied m (“drop (difference in altitude)”)
Höhepunkt m (“climax”)
Stimmhöhe f
Temperaturhöhe
Tonhöhe f (“pitch (perceived frequency of a sound or note)”)

Related terms

erhöhen (“to heighten”)
hoch (“high”)
überhöhen (“to exaggerate”)

Further reading

“Höhe” in Duden online
“Höhe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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