hitte

See also: Hitte

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hitə/, [ˈhid̥ə]

Etymology 1

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

Verb

hitte (past tense hittede, past participle hittet)

1. to find
2. to think of, make up

Conjugation

Conjugation of hitte

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

Derived terms

• hittebarn
• hittegods
• hittepåsom
• hitte på

Etymology 2

From English hit +‎ -e. First attested in 1983.

Verb

hitte (past tense hittede, past participle hittet)

1. to be a hit, have a hit

Conjugation

Conjugation of hitte

active passive infinitive hitte — present hitter — past hittede — imperative hit — participle present hittende past (have / havde) hittet gerund —

Derived terms

• hitter
• råhitte

References

• “hitte” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “hitte” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hitte, from Old Dutch *hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hitjǭ; see *haitį̄. Cognate with German Hitze and Yiddish היץ (hits). 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
• hittezoekend
• 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