Spitze
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See also: spitze
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz, related to *spitō (“spike”). Compare English spit (“skewer”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Spitze f (genitive Spitze, plural Spitzen)
- cusp
- point, tip, peak
- top, front, lead
- 2010, “Auf dem Weg nach unten”, in Der Spiegel[1], 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.
- spike
- lace (textile pattern)
- (soccer) striker
- (in the plural, figurative) leadership
- Die Spitzen von SPD und CDU ― The leaders of the SPD and CDU
- a sarcastic remark, a jab
Declension
[edit]Declension of Spitze [feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]- spitze
- spitzig
- spitzenförmig
- etwas die Spitze abbrechen
- etwas die Spitze nehmen
- Spitze des Eisbergs
- etwas auf die Spitze treiben
Related terms
[edit]- (point, tip, peak): Fingerspitze, Bergspitze, Bleistiftspitze (“pencil point, pencil tip”)
- Lanzenspitze, Messerspitze, Pfeilspitze, Pyramidenspitze, Schuhspitze
- Nordspitze (“northern tip, northern part”), Südspitze (“southern tip”)
- Speerspitze, Turmspitze, Zungenspitze (“tip of the tongue”)
- Zweispitz, Dreispitz, Spitzhaube
- (top, front, lead): Angriffsspitze, Sturmspitze, Spitzenplatz, Spitzenkandidat, Spitzenposition, Spitzenqualität, Spitzentreffen, Spitzenspiel
- (lace): Spitzendeckchen, Spitzenhöschen
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Spitze” in Duden online
- “Spitze” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spitze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spitze” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Hunsrik
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Spitze m
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