Spitze

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Etymology

From Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz, related to *spitō (“spike”). Compare English spit (“skewer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sə/
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  • Hyphenation: Spit‧ze

Noun

Spitze f (genitive Spitze, plural Spitzen)

  1. cusp
  2. point, tip, peak
  3. top, front, lead
    • 2010, “Auf dem Weg nach unten”, in Der Spiegel‎, number 33, page 70:
      Die Kluft zwischen den Ärmsten und der Spitze der Gesellschaft hat sich dramatisch geöffnet.
      The gap between the poorest and the top of society has widened dramatically.
  4. spike
  5. lace (textile pattern)
  6. (soccer) striker
  7. (in the plural, figurative) leadership
    Die Spitzen von SPD und CDU ― The leaders of the SPD and CDU

Declension

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

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Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Spitze m

  1. plural of Spitz
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