spits

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English

Noun

spits

  1. plural of spit

Verb

spits

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spit

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɪts/
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  • Hyphenation: spits
  • Rhymes: -ɪts

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German spitz.

Adjective

spits (comparative spitser, superlative meest spits or spitst)

  1. pointed
Inflection
Inflection of spits
uninflected spits
inflected spitse
comparative spitser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial spits spitser het spitst
het spitste
indefinite m./f. sing. spitse spitsere spitste
n. sing. spits spitser spitste
plural spitse spitsere spitste
definite spitse spitsere spitste
partitive spits spitsers —
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: spits (dated)

Noun

spits n (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)

  1. a pointed tip
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Spitze.

Noun

spits f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)

  1. A top, a peak, a pinnacle or an apex.
  2. (architecture) A spire.
  3. (sports) A striker (both the position and the player), often referring to the centre forward.
  4. (military) A frontline battalion, a front subdivision of a vanguard.
Synonyms
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(striker):

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Etymology 3

Backformation from spitsuur, but especially avondspits and ochtendspits, which are themselves shortenings from avondspitsuur and ochtendspitsuur. Around 1940 the term spits (“peak”, etymology 2) was also commonly used for annual peak traffic during the summer holiday, which is another likely influence for the shortened form. The use of the article de (earlier used for avondspits and ochtendspits) rather than het (used for spitsuur) was influenced by etymology 2.

Noun

spits m or f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)

  1. rush hour
    Synonym: spitsuur
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Related terms

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from German spitz. Akin to Dutch spits.

Pronunciation

Adjective

spits

  1. pointed, pointy
  2. sharp

Derived terms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “spits”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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