heute

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German hiutu, a contraction of earlier *hiu tagu, a relict instrumental case form meaning “on this day”. Compare for the contraction Old Saxon hiudigu and younger hiudu. Similar formations, but with different stems, are Latin hodie and Ancient Greek σήμερον (sḗmeron).

Pronunciation

Adverb

heute

  1. today

Usage notes

Derived terms

See also

-3 -2 -1 today +1 +2 +3
vor drei Tagen,
vorvorgestern,
ehevorgestern
vorgestern gestern heute morgen übermorgen
in drei Tagen,
überübermorgen

Further reading

  • heute” in Duden online