"quitt" meaning in German

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Adjective

Audio: De-quitt.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German quī̆t (“released, unencumbered, free”); derived from Latin quietare. Cognate with Dutch kwijt, English quit, French quitte. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|quī̆t||released, unencumbered, free}} Middle High German quī̆t (“released, unencumbered, free”), {{der|de|la|quietare}} Latin quietare, {{cog|nl|kwijt}} Dutch kwijt, {{cog|en|quit}} English quit, {{cog|fr|quitte}} French quitte Head templates: {{de-adj|predonly}} quitt (indeclinable, predicative only) Inflection templates: {{de-adecl|predonly}}
  1. quits, even Tags: indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-quitt-de-adj-n4Kv4yHy
  2. (regional) rid of something, having lost something Tags: indeclinable, predicative, regional Synonyms: los
    Sense id: en-quitt-de-adj-kP1C-duy Categories (other): Regional German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Quittung, quittieren
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