hitzefrei

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪt͡səˌfʁaɪ̯/
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Hitze (heat) +‎ frei (free, having the day off).

Adjective[edit]

hitzefrei (strong nominative masculine singular hitzefreier, not comparable)

  1. (usually predicative with certain verbs) excused from school because of excessively high temperatures
    Die Kinder haben hitzefrei.
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    Der Rektor gibt den Schülern hitzefrei.
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    Vielleicht kriegen wir morgen hitzefrei.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Hitze (heat) +‎ -frei (-free, -less).

Adjective[edit]

hitzefrei (strong nominative masculine singular hitzefreier, not comparable)

  1. (fairly rare) heatless, free from heat
    hitzefreie Lockenwicklerheatless hair rollers
Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • hitzefrei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hitzefrei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon