Spitze

See also: spitze

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz. Compare English spit (“skewer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sə/

• Audio

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Noun

Spitze f (genitive Spitze, plural Spitzen)

1. cusp
2. point, tip, peak
3. top, front, lead
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 33/2010, 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

Derived terms

• spitzig
• spitzenförmig

Related terms

• (point, tip, peak): Fingerspitze, Bergspitze, Bleistiftspitze (“pencil point, pencil tip”)
• Lanzenspitze, Messerspitze, Pfeilspitze, Schuhspitze (“toe of a shoe”)
• Nordspitze (“northern tip, northern part”), Südspitze (“southern tip”)
• Speerspitze, Turmspitze, Zungenspitze (“tip of the tongue”)
• Spitzhaube
• (top, front, lead): Angriffsspitze, Sturmspitze, Spitzenplatz, Spitzenkandidat, Spitzenposition, Spitzenqualität, Spitzentreffen, Spitzenspiel
• (lace): Spitzendeckchen, Spitzenhöschen

Further reading

• “Spitze” in Duden online