Feminine
Spitze
- (feminine) cusp
- (feminine) point, tip, peak
- (feminine) top, front, lead
- (feminine) spike
- (feminine) lace (textile pattern)
- (feminine) striker
- (feminine, figuratively, in-plural) leadership
- (feminine) a sarcastic remark, a jab
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
spitz
Basel-Landschaft
fryywolitee
Basel-Landschaft
greenli
Basel-Landschaft
lälle
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃpɪt͡sə/
Etymology
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”).
Related words
pointed end
senior management
Kulm
Kulminationspunkt
höchster Punkt
äußerstes Ende
Hochpunkt
Glanzpunkt
Kegelspitze
Endstück
Maximalwert
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