hitte

Meaning

heat (extreme warmth)

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Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
hit‧te
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦɪtə/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch hitte, from Old Dutch *hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hitjō; see *haitį̄. Cognate with German Hitze. Now commonly interpreted as heet (“hot”) + -te (“ness”). Also related with English heat.

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