Feminine

Spitze

Meaning

  1. (feminine) cusp
  2. (feminine) point, tip, peak
  3. (feminine) top, front, lead
  4. (feminine) spike
  5. (feminine) lace (textile pattern)
  6. (feminine) striker
  7. (feminine, figuratively, in-plural) leadership
  8. (feminine) a sarcastic remark, a jab

Concepts

point
tip
top
🔝
peak
lace
summit
apex
spike
head
vanguard
edge
end
🔚
extremity
cusp
acme
pinnacle
extreme
highlight
nib
vertex
zenith
toe
sting

pointed end

front
prong
pike
point
ending
culmination
climax
dig
lead
lathe
leader
leading edge
margin
mouthpiece
chapé
nozzle
brains
bill
beak
pointed
rim
scalp

senior management

spearhead
barb
spire
Synonyms

Gipfel
C1
Zinke
Zacke
Stift
B2
Zipfel
42k
Ende
A1
🔚
Scheitelpunkt
Scheitel
38k
Höhepunkt
C1
Vorhut
24k
Extrem
B2

Kulm

Spitzenleistung
Kante
C2

Kulminationspunkt

Ecke
B1

höchster Punkt

Maximum
C2
Apex
Highlight
39k
Kopf
A1
Schnabel
C2
Optimum
Führung
B2

äußerstes Ende

Stachel
20k
Berggipfel
Dach
B1

Hochpunkt

Glanzleistung
Leitung
B2
Avantgarde
Wipfel
Zinne

Glanzpunkt

Krone
B2
👑
Sternstunde

Kegelspitze

Schnauze
B1

Endstück

Tülle
Extremum
Rand
B2
Nonplusultra
Oberende
Krönung
C2
Höhe
B2
Höchstwert

Maximalwert

Nagel
C1
Translations

punta
punta
cima
🔝
sommet
pointe
top
🔝
punt
dentelle
spits
cime
ponta
kant
encaje
punta
bout
🔚
Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

spitz

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

fryywolitee

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

greenli

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

lälle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃpɪt͡sə/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
spitze
Inherited from Old High German
spizza
Cognate with English
English
spit
In summary

From Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz, related to *spitō (“spike”). Compare English spit (“skewer”), Swedish spets (“point, tip; lace”).

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