See also: Spitz

English edit

Etymology edit

From German Spitz, from spitz (pointed); so called from the tapering shape of its muzzle.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /spɪts/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪts

Homophone: spits

Noun edit

 
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spitz (plural spitzes)

  1. Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “spitz”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Cimbrian edit

Noun edit

spitz m

  1. summit, peak

References edit

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German edit

Etymology edit

From Spitze.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

spitz (strong nominative masculine singular spitzer, comparative spitzer, superlative am spitzesten)

  1. pointed, pointy
  2. sharp
  3. spiky
  4. (colloquial) horny
    • 2004 March 18, “Gar nicht spitz”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Eigentlich sagt der Volksmund ja „Lakritz macht spitz“. Die gegenteilige Befürchtung ist erst im vergangenen Jahr wieder wissenschaftlich untersucht worden.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: spits
  • Saterland Frisian: spits

Verb edit

spitz

  1. singular imperative of spitzen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of spitzen

Further reading edit

  • spitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • spitz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • spitz” in Duden online