hitte

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

• IPA^(key): /hitə/, [ˈhid̥ə]

hitte (past tense hittede, past participle hittet)

1. to find
2. to think of, make up
3. to be a hit, have a hit

• hittebarn
• hittegods
• hittepåsom
• hitte ud

• “hitte” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle Dutch hitte, from Old Dutch *hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hitjō; see *haitį̄. Cognate with German Hitze. Now commonly interpreted as heet (“hot”) +‎ -te (“ness”). Also related with English heat.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪtə/

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• Hyphenation: hit‧te
• Rhymes: -ɪtə

hitte f (uncountable)

1. heat (extreme warmth)

   Ze konden niet langer werken door de hitte.

   They couldn't work any longer because of the heat.

• Afrikaans: hitte
• Negerhollands: hitte, hit, heet

From hisz +‎ -tte.

• IPA^(key): [ˈhitːɛ]
• Hyphenation: hit‧te

hitte

1. third-person singular indicative past definite of hisz

   Ki hitte volna? ― Who'd have thought it?

hitte

1. Alternative form of hit (“it”)

hitte

1. Alternative form of hit (“it”)

hitte (present tense hittar, past tense hitta, past participle hitta, passive infinitive hittast, present participle hittande, imperative hitte/hitt)

1. alternative form of hitta

hitte

1. neuter singular of hitten