Kitz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kiz, kitze, from Old High German kizzī, kizzīn, from Proto-Germanic *kittīną (“goatling, kid”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gidʰ- (“kid, goatling, little goat”). Cognate with Low German kitte, English chit. Related also to English kid, Danish kid, Swedish kid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɪt͡s]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -ɪt͡s
• Homophones: Kitts, Kids
• Hyphenation: Kitz

Noun

Kitz n (strong, genitive Kitzes, plural Kitze)

1. fawn (a baby deer, goat, chamois or ibex)

Related terms

• Rehkitz

Further reading

• “Kitz”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Kitz” in Duden online