Gitter

See also: gitter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gitter.

Proper noun

Gitter (plural Gitters)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gitter is the 38265^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Gitter is most common among White (92.92%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gitter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German geter n, umlauted as a collective or diminutive of gater m whence modern Gatter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪtɐ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Gitter n (strong, genitive Gitters, plural Gitter)

1. lattice, grid, mesh (of metal), grating, bars
2. (mathematics, physics) lattice
3. (informal, in the plural) bars (i.e. prison)

   hinter Gitter ― behind bars

Declension

Declension of Gitter [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gitter	die	Gitter
genitive	eines	des	Gitters	der	Gitter
dative	einem	dem	Gitter	den	Gittern
accusative	ein	das	Gitter	die	Gitter

Derived terms

• gitterartig
• Fenstergitter, Kristallgitter
• Gitterstab, Gitterfenster
• hinter Gitter

Related terms

• Gatter

Further reading

• “Gitter” in Duden online
• “Gitter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache