spitz

See also: Spitz

English

Etymology

From German Spitz, from spitz (pointed); so called from the tapering shape of its muzzle.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɪts/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪts

Homophone: spits

Noun

spitz (plural spitzes)

  1. Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “spitz”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Cimbrian

Noun

spitz m

  1. summit, peak

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German

Etymology

From Spitze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpɪt͡s/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪt͡s
  • Homophone: Spitz

Adjective

spitz (strong nominative masculine singular spitzer, comparative spitzer, superlative am spitzesten)

  1. pointed, pointy
  2. sharp
  3. spiky
  4. (colloquial) horny
    • 2004 March 18, “Gar nicht spitz”, in Die Zeit:
      Eigentlich sagt der Volksmund ja „Lakritz macht spitz“. Die gegenteilige Befürchtung ist erst im vergangenen Jahr wieder wissenschaftlich untersucht worden.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: spits
  • Saterland Frisian: spits

Verb

spitz

  1. singular imperative of spitzen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of spitzen

Further reading

  • spitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • spitz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • spitz” in Duden online
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