hitte

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hitte, from Old Dutch *hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hitjō. Cognate with German Hitze. Now commonly interpreted as heet (“hot”) +‎ -te (“ness”). Also related with English heat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪtə/

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• Hyphenation: hit‧te
• Rhymes: -ɪtə

Noun

hitte f (uncountable)

1. heat (extreme warmth)

   Ze konden niet langer werken door de hitte.

   They couldn't work any longer because of the heat.

Derived terms

• hitteberoerte
• hittebestendig
• hittegolf
• hitteschild

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hitte

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Hungarian

Etymology

From hisz +‎ -tte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhitːɛ]
• Hyphenation: hit‧te

Verb

hitte

1. third-person singular indicative past definite of hisz

   Ki hitte volna? ― Who'd have thought it?

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Middle English

Pronoun

hitte

1. Alternative form of hit

Determiner

hitte

1. Alternative form of hit

References

• “hit, (pron.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 May 2018.