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From Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz, related to *spitō (spike). Compare English spit (skewer).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Spit‧ze

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Spitze f (genitive Spitze, plural Spitzen)

  1. cusp
  2. point, tip, peak
  3. top, front, lead
    • 2010, “Auf dem Weg nach unten”, in Der Spiegel[1], number 33, page 70:
      Die Kluft zwischen den Ärmsten und der Spitze der Gesellschaft hat sich dramatisch geöffnet.
      The gap between the poorest and the top of society has widened dramatically.
  4. spike
  5. lace (textile pattern)
  6. (soccer) striker
  7. (in the plural, figurative) leadership
    Die Spitzen von SPD und CDUThe leaders of the SPD and CDU

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Spitze m

  1. plural of Spitz