Kitz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kiz, kitze, from Old High German kizzī, kizzīn, from Proto-Germanic *kittīną (“goatling, kid”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gidʰ- (“kid, goatling, little goat”). Cognate with Low German kitte, English chit. Related also to English kid, Danish kid, Swedish kid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɪt͡s]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪt͡s
  • Homophones: Kitts, Kids
  • Hyphenation: Kitz

Noun

Kitz n (strong, genitive Kitzes, plural Kitze)

  1. fawn (a baby deer, goat, chamois or ibex)

Further reading
  • “Kitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kitz” in Duden online
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