Quitte

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See also: quitte and quitté

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Etymology

From Middle High German quiten, from Old High German quitina, from Vulgar Latin *quidonia, from Classical Latin cydōnium, cydōnia māla, from Ancient Greek κυδώνια μῆλα (kudṓnia mêla). Cognate with Dutch kwee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɪtə/,
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Noun

Quitte f (genitive Quitte, plural Quitten)

  1. quince (fruit)

Declension

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Upper Sorbian: kwita
  • → Volapük: kvit

Further reading

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