Spitze

See also: spitze

German

Etymology

From Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz, related to *spitō (spike). Compare English spit (skewer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Spit‧ze

Noun

Spitze f (genitive Spitze, plural Spitzen)

  1. cusp
  2. point, tip, peak
  3. top, front, lead
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, 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.
  4. spike
  5. lace
  6. (soccer) striker
  7. (in the plural, figuratively) leadership
    Die Spitzen von SPD und CDUThe leaders of the SPD and CDU

Declension

Derived terms

  • spitze
  • spitzig
  • spitzenförmig
  • etwas die Spitze abbrechen
  • etwas die Spitze nehmen
  • die Spitze des Eisberges
  • etwas auf die Spitze treiben

See also

Further reading


Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpit͡sə/

Noun

Spitze m

  1. plural of Spitz
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