height

Significado (Inglés)

1. The distance from the base to the top of something.
2. The distance from the base to the top of something.
3. The distance from the base to the top of something.
4. The distance from the base to the top of something.
5. The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
6. A high point.
7. A high point.
8. A high point.
9. A high point.
10. A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.

Conceptos

altura

estatura

altitud

elevación

talla

alzada

colina

alto

cumbre

colmo

cerro

tamaño

cima

longitud del tronco

lejos

arriba

eminencia

cenit

puna

estar de pie

parado

talle

auge

pico

cota

pináculo

alteza

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/haɪt/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English heighte, heiȝþe, from Old English hēahþu, hēhþo, hīehþu (“height”), Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō (compare *hauhaz). Equivalent to high + -th.
Cognates
See also Saterland Frisian Höchte, Hööchte (“height”), West Frisian hichte (“height”), Dutch hoogte (“height”), Middle High German hœhede, hœhte (“height”), Old Norse and Old Norse hæð (“height”) (compare Swedish höjd, Norwegian høyde), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa, “height”).