Sitz

See also: sitz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German siz, from Old High German siz, ultimately from the root of sitzen (“to sit”). Compare Old Norse sæti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɪt͡s/
  • IPA(key): /sɪt͡s/ (Austria)
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Noun

Sitz m (strong, genitive Sitzes, plural Sitze)

  1. seat
  2. (of an institution, company, organization, etc.) domicile

Declension
Declension of Sitz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sitz die Sitze
genitive eines des Sitzes der Sitze
dative einem dem Sitz, Sitze1 den Sitzen
accusative einen den Sitz die Sitze

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms
  • Beifahrersitz
  • Fahrersitz (“driver's seat”)
  • Fahrgastsitz (“passenger seat”)
  • Hochsitz
  • Kindersitz (“car seat, child seat”)
  • Landsitz (“country estate”)
  • Passagiersitz (“passenger seat”)
  • Rittersitz (“knight's seat”)
  • Rücksitz (“back seat”)
  • Ruhesitz (“retirement home”)
  • Schalensitz (“bucket seat”)
  • Schneidersitz
  • Soziussitz (“pillion, pillion seat”)
  • Vordersitz (“front seat”)
  • Wohnsitz
  • Zweitwohnsitz (“pied-a-terre; second residence”)

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

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German siz, from Old High German siz, ultimately from the root of sitzen (“to sit”). Compare German Sitz, Dutch zit.

Noun

Sitz m (plural Sitze)

  1. seat

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From sitten (“to sit”); compare German Sitzung (“meeting”).

Noun

Sitz m (plural Sitzen)

  1. a meeting, session
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