Quitte

See also: quitte and quitté

German

Etymology

From Middle High German quiten, from Old High German quitina, from Vulgar Latin *quidonia, from Classical Latin cydōnium, cydōnia māla, from Ancient Greek κυδώνια μῆλα (kudṓnia mêla). Cognate with Dutch kwee.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɪtə/, [ˈkʋɪ.tə]
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. quince (fruit)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • Quittenbaum
  • Quittenbrot
  • quittengelb
  • Quittenkompott
  • Quittensaft

Descendants
  • → Upper Sorbian: kwita
  • → Volapük: kvit

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