hitze

See also: Hitze

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• hitz (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German hitze, from Old High German hizza, from Proto-Germanic *hitjō (“heat”) (see *haitaz (“hot”)). Cognate with German Hitze.

Noun

hitze f (Sette Comuni)

1. heat

   Bittan hitze! ― What scorching heat!

2. sultry or muggy weather

Derived terms

• hitzigot

Further reading

• “hitze” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo