Kitz

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɪt͡s]
  • Hyphenation: Kitz
  • Homophone: Kitts

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kidją, *kittīną (“goatling, kid”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʰaydn-, *ǵʰaydn- (“goat”) or Proto-Indo-European *gidʰ- (“kid, goatling, little goat”). Compare Swedish and Danish kid, English kid, Albanian kedh and kec.

Noun

Kitz n (genitive Kitzes, plural Kitze)

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

Further reading
  • “Kitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kitz in Duden online
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