Heute

Concepts

today

day

nowadays

tomorrow

Synonyms

heute

Translations

oggi

aujourd’hui

hoy

vandaag

hoje

σήμερα

hodie

aujourd'hui

bugün

hui

avui

ئهمرۆ

اليوم

اَلْيَوْم

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɔɪ̯tə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: hiute

Inherited from Old High German: hiutu

Cognate with Old Dutch: hiudo

Cognate with Dutch: heden

Cognate with Old Saxon: hiudu

Cognate with Middle Low German: hüde

Cognate with Old Frisian: hiōda

Cognate with Old Frisian: hiūdega

Cognate with Western Frisian: hjoed

Cognate with Old English: hēodæġ

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰

Cognate with Latin: hodie

In summary

From Middle High German hiute, from Old High German hiutu, hiuto (“today”), a contraction of hiu tagu (literally “(on) this day”), from Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (from *hiz+*dagaz (“on this day”)); similar to other constructions in Old High German (e.g. hiuro < *hiu jāru (“(in) this year”), see Heuer).
Cognates
Cognate with Old Dutch hiudo (> Dutch heden (“today”)), Old Saxon hiudu, hūdigu, hōdigo (> Middle Low German hüde, hüdene (“today”)), Old Frisian hiōda, Old Frisian hiūdega (> West Frisian hjoed (“today”)), Old English hēodæġ (“today”). Compare also Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 (himma daga, “(on) this day”), Latin hodie (“today”, literally “on this day”), from hōc diē (literally “on this day”).

Sentences

Heute ist der Eingang verschüttet .

Today, the entrance is buried.

Heute besteht die Band aus vier Mitgliedern .

Today, the band consists of four members.

Heute ist er als Rechtsanwalt in Pristina tätig .

Today he works as a lawyer in Pristina.

Heute genießt der Igel allgemeine Anerkennung .

Today, the hedgehog enjoys general recognition.

Heute besteht der Komplex aus der Kirche des Hl.

Today, the complex consists of the Church of St.

Heute sind Operationen alltäglich , die früher undenkbar waren .

Today, operations are commonplace that were previously unthinkable.