Hütte

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See also: hutte and hutté

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hütte, from Old High German hutta (“hut, cottage”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *hudjǭ, though the word is originally exclusively High German. Further origin unknown. Some theories link it to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (“to deck; cover; covering; skin”). All related words in European languages are borrowings from Old High German. Compare Dutch hut, French hutte, English hut, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʏtə/
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Noun

Hütte f (genitive Hütte, plural Hütten, diminutive Hüttchen n)

  1. hut, cabin, shack, cottage (small house, typically built of light materials rather than stone)
    Synonyms: Bude, Kate
  2. metalworks, ironworks (factory that produces metal)
    Synonym: Hüttenwerk

Declension

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

Derived terms

Proper noun

Hütte n (proper noun, genitive Hüttes or (optionally with an article) Hütte)

  1. (informal) Synonym of Eisenhüttenstadt

Further reading

  • “Hütte” in Duden online
  • “Hütte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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