"Hitler" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈhɪtlɐ] Audio: De-Hitler.ogg Forms: Hitlers [genitive]
Etymology: The surname Hitler is a variation of Hiedler, a surname applied to those who resided near a Hiedl (“subterranean river”) (Bavarian dialect). Earlier theories derived the surname from Hüttler (also spelled Huettler), either meaning "one who lives in a hut", from Hütte (“hut”), or from hüten (“guard, look after”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|bar|-}} Bavarian Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Hitler m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hitlers)
  1. a surname Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Hitler-de-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): German surnames
  2. Adolf Hitler Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Derived forms: Hitlergruß, hitlerisch, Hitlerjugend, Hitler-Jugend, Hitlerphobie, Hitlersäge, Hitlersch, Hitlersee, Hitlersense
    Sense id: en-Hitler-de-name-zstTS30A Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Individuals Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Individuals: 17 83

Inflected forms

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