Kitz

fawn (a baby deer, goat, chamois or ibex)

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kɪt͡s]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: kiz

Inherited from Old High German: kizzī

Cognate with Low German: kitte

Cognate with English: chit

Cognate with English: kid

Cognate with Danish: kid

Cognate with Swedish: kid

In summary

From Middle High German kiz, kitze, from Old High German kizzī, kizzīn, from Proto-Germanic *kittīną (“goatling, kid”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gidʰ- (“kid, goatling, little goat”). Cognate with Low German kitte, English chit. Related also to English kid, Danish kid, Swedish kid.

Concepts

fawn

kid

🧒

goat

🐐

pattern of white spots

billy goat

buck-goat

dapples

kidskin

Synonyms

Rehkitz

Rehkalb

Zicklein

Kalb

Ziegenlamm

Damkitz

Ziege

🐐

Hirschkalb

Filmfigur)

Geiß

🐐

Bambi

Gitzi

🧒

Bock

Translations

capretto

faon

κατσικάκι

cabrito

🧒

chevreau

🧒

biquet

🧒

hertenjong

ελαφάκι

koźlę

haedus

cervatell

cerbiatto

jelonek

κατσίκι

cabrit

🧒