Pütt

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See also: putt, put, and Putt

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Pütt, from Middle Low German pütte, from Old Saxon putti, from Proto-West Germanic *puti (“a well”). Doublet of Pfütze (“puddle”) and Pütz (“well; bucket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʏt/
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Noun

Pütt m (strong, genitive Pütts, plural Pütte)

  1. (regional, western Germany, particularly Ruhrgebiet) mine shaft, pit
  2. (regional, by extension) mine
    Mein Großvater hat sein ganzes Leben auf dem Pütt gearbeitet.
    My grandfather worked in the mine all his life.

Declension

Declension of Pütt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pütt die Pütte
genitive eines des Pütts der Pütte
dative einem dem Pütt den Pütten
accusative einen den Pütt die Pütte

Further reading

  • “Pütt” in Duden online
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