hitte

See also: Hitte

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hittæ, from Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hittijaną, cognate with Norwegian hitte, Swedish hitta, English hit (probably from Old Norse).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hitə/, [ˈhid̥ə]

Verb

hitte (past tense hittede, past participle hittet)

1. to find
2. to think of, make up
3. to be a hit, have a hit

Conjugation

Conjugation of hitte

active passive present hitter hittes past hittede hittedes infinitive hitte hittes imperative hit — participle present hittende past hittet (auxiliary verb have) gerund hitten

Derived terms

• hittebarn
• hittegods
• hittepåsom
• hitte ud

References

• “hitte” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪtə/

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• Hyphenation: hit‧te
• Rhymes: -ɪtə

Noun

hitte f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. heat (extreme warmth)

   Ze konden niet langer werken door de hitte.

   They couldn't work any longer because of the heat.

Derived terms

• hitteberoerte
• hittebestendig
• hittegolf
• hitteschild
• hittestress
• hittig
• verhitten
• zomerhitte

Related terms

• heet
• hitsig

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hitte
• Negerhollands: hitte, hit, heet

Hungarian

Etymology

From hisz +‎ -tte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhitːɛ]
• Hyphenation: hit‧te

Verb

hitte

1. third-person singular indicative past definite of hisz

   Ki hitte volna? ― Who'd have thought it?

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

hitte

1. alternative form of hit (“it”)

Determiner

hitte

1. alternative form of hit (“it”)

Etymology 2

Verb

hitte

1. alternative form of hitten

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hitte (present tense hittar, past tense hitta, past participle hitta, passive infinitive hittast, present participle hittande, imperative hitte/hitt)

1. alternative form of hitta

Adjective

hitte

1. neuter singular of hitten