"Spitze" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃpɪt͡sə/ Audio: De-Spitze.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz, related to *spitō (“spike”). Compare English spit (“skewer”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|spitze}} Middle High German spitze, {{inh|de|goh|spizza}} Old High German spizza, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*spitjaz}} Proto-Germanic *spitjaz, {{m|gem-pro|*spitō|t=spike}} *spitō (“spike”), {{cog|en|spit||skewer}} English spit (“skewer”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Spitze f (genitive Spitze, plural Spitzen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Spitze [genitive], Spitzen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Spitze [nominative, singular], Spitzen [definite, nominative, plural], Spitze [genitive, singular], Spitzen [definite, genitive, plural], Spitze [dative, singular], Spitzen [dative, definite, plural], Spitze [accusative, singular], Spitzen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. cusp Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Spitze-de-noun-IHYPOXqW
  2. point, tip, peak Tags: feminine Related terms (point, tip, peak): Fingerspitze, Bergspitze, Bleistiftspitze (english: pencil point, pencil tip)
    Sense id: en-Spitze-de-noun-eWpBFVWn Disambiguation of 'point, tip, peak': 0 99 0 0 1 0 0
  3. top, front, lead Tags: feminine Related terms (top, front, lead): Angriffsspitze, Sturmspitze, Spitzenplatz, Spitzenkandidat, Spitzenposition, Spitzenqualität, Spitzentreffen, Spitzenspiel
    Sense id: en-Spitze-de-noun-UMOv1JyA Disambiguation of 'top, front, lead': 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
  4. spike Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Spitze-de-noun-eYVS05JK
  5. lace (textile pattern) Tags: feminine Related terms (lace): Spitzendeckchen, Spitzenhöschen
    Sense id: en-Spitze-de-noun-s92GF3XE Disambiguation of 'lace': 6 2 0 0 86 4 2
  6. (soccer) striker Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-Spitze-de-noun-WgziJKRX Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 2 2 8 75 2 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  7. (in the plural, figurative) leadership Tags: feminine, figuratively, in-plural
    Sense id: en-Spitze-de-noun-nnIOU4hV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spitze, spitzig, spitzenförmig, etwas die Spitze abbrechen, etwas die Spitze nehmen, Spitze des Eisbergs, etwas auf die Spitze treiben
Related terms: Lanzenspitze, Messerspitze, Pfeilspitze, Pyramidenspitze, Schuhspitze, Nordspitze (english: northern tip, northern part), Südspitze (english: southern tip), Speerspitze, Turmspitze, Zungenspitze (english: tip of the tongue), Zweispitz, Dreispitz, Spitzhaube, Gipfel, Scheitelpunkt

Inflected forms

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          "english": "The gap between the poorest and the top of society has widened dramatically.",
          "ref": "2010, “Auf dem Weg nach unten”, in Der Spiegel, number 33, page 70",
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      "sense": "top, front, lead",
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    },
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      "sense": "top, front, lead",
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      "sense": "top, front, lead",
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      "sense": "top, front, lead",
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      "sense": "lace",
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      "word": "Gipfel"
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        {
          "english": "The gap between the poorest and the top of society has widened dramatically.",
          "ref": "2010, “Auf dem Weg nach unten”, in Der Spiegel, number 33, page 70",
          "text": "Die Kluft zwischen den Ärmsten und der Spitze der Gesellschaft hat sich dramatisch geöffnet.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "top, front, lead"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ],
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spike"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spike",
          "spike"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lace (textile pattern)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lace",
          "lace#English:_Q231250"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Football (soccer)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "striker"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soccer",
          "soccer"
        ],
        [
          "striker",
          "striker"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(soccer) striker"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "soccer",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Die Spitzen von SPD und CDU ― The leaders of the SPD and CDU",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "leadership"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leadership",
          "leadership"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural, figurative) leadership"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃpɪt͡sə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Spitze.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/07/De-Spitze.ogg/De-Spitze.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/De-Spitze.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Spitze"
  ],
  "word": "Spitze"
}

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