spits
English edit
Noun edit
spits
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spits
- third-person singular simple present indicative of spit
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
spits (comparative spitser, superlative meest spits or spitst)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of spits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | spits | |||
| inflected | spitse | |||
| comparative | spitser | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | spits | spitser | het spitst het spitste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | spitse | spitsere | spitste |
| n. sing. | spits | spitser | spitste | |
| plural | spitse | spitsere | spitste | |
| definite | spitse | spitsere | spitste | |
| partitive | spits | spitsers | — | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: spits (dated)
Noun edit
spits n (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)
- a pointed tip
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
spits f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)
- A top, a peak, a pinnacle or an apex.
- (architecture) A spire.
- (sports) A striker (both the position and the player), often referring to the centre forward.
- (military) A frontline battalion, a front subdivision of a vanguard.
Synonyms edit
- (spire): torenspits
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(striker):
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Etymology 3 edit
Backformation from spitsuur, but especially avondspits and ochtendspits, which are themselves shortenings from avondspitsuur and ochtendspitsuur. Around 1940 the term spits (“peak”, etymology 2) was also commonly used for annual peak traffic during the summer holiday, which is another likely influence for the shortened form. The use of the article de (earlier used for avondspits and ochtendspits) rather than het (used for spitsuur) was influenced by etymology 2.
Noun edit
spits m or f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)
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Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German spitz. Akin to Dutch spits.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
spits