hitte

heat (extreme warmth)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɪtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hitte

Inherited from Old Dutch: *hitta

Cognate with German: Hitze

Cognate with English: heat

In summary

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.

Concepts

heat

warmth

hot

🥵

temperature

🌡️

warmness

air temperature

terraforming

pilot balloon observation

high temperature

radiosonde

thermal energy

Synonyms

warmte

smoorhitte

gloed

koorts

🤒

temperatuur

🌡️

luchttemperatuur

Translations

calor

calor

calore

Wärme

ciepło

chaleur

Hitze

θερμότητα

chaud

☀️

calor

Lufttemperatur

θερμότητα [όρος της φυσικής]

ardeur

canicule

escalfor