spits
English
Noun
spits
Verb
spits
- third-person singular simple present indicative of spit
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
spits (comparative spitser, superlative meest spits or spitst)
Inflection
Declension of spits | ||||
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uninflected | spits | |||
inflected | spitse | |||
comparative | spitser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | spits | spitser | het spitst het spitste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | spitse | spitsere | spitste |
n. sing. | spits | spitser | spitste | |
plural | spitse | spitsere | spitste | |
definite | spitse | spitsere | spitste | |
partitive | spits | spitsers | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: spits (dated)
Noun
spits n (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)
- a pointed tip
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
spits f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)
- A top, a peak, a pinnacle or an apex.
- (architecture) A spire.
- (sports) A striker (both the position and the player), often referring to the centre forward.
- (military) A frontline battalion, a front subdivision of a vanguard.
Synonyms
- (spire): torenspits
Coordinate terms
(striker):
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Backformation from spitsuur, but especially avondspits and ochtendspits, which are themselves shortenings from avondspitsuur and ochtendspitsuur. Around 1940 the term spits (“peak”, etymology 2) was also commonly used for annual peak traffic during the summer holiday, which is another likely influence for the shortened form. The use of the article de (earlier used for avondspits and ochtendspits) rather than het (used for spitsuur) was influenced by etymology 2.
Noun
spits m or f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)
Derived terms
Related terms
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from German spitz. Akin to Dutch spits.
Pronunciation
Adjective
spits
Derived terms
References
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- English verb forms
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪts
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪts/1 syllable
- Dutch terms borrowed from German
- Dutch terms derived from German
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch adjectives
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch neuter nouns
- Dutch feminine nouns
- nl:Architectural elements
- nl:Sports
- nl:Military
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch nouns with multiple genders
- Saterland Frisian terms borrowed from German
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from German
- Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian adjectives