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English

Noun

spits

1. plural of spit

Verb

spits

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spit

Anagrams

• stips

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp?ts/
• Hyphenation: spits
• Rhymes: -?ts

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German spitz.

Adjective

spits (comparative spitser, superlative meest spits or spitst)

1. pointed

Inflection

Derived terms

• spitsvondig

Noun

spits n (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)

1. a pointed tip

Derived terms

• het spits afbijten

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Spitze.

Noun

spits f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)

1. A top, a peak, a pinnacle or an apex.
2. (architecture) A spire.
3. (sports) A striker (both the position and the player), often referring to the centre forward.
4. (military) A frontline battalion, a front subdivision of a vanguard.

Synonyms

• (spire): torenspits

Coordinate terms

(striker):

• verdediger
• doelman

Derived terms

• spitsuur
• torenspits

Etymology 3

Backformation from spitsuur, but especially avondspits and ochtendspits, which are themselves shortenings from avondspitsuur and ochtendspitsuur. Around 1940 the term spits (“peak”, etymology 2) was also commonly used for annual peak traffic during the summer holiday, which is another likely influence for the shortened form. The use of the article de (earlier used for avondspits and ochtendspits) rather than het (used for spitsuur) was influenced by etymology 2.

Noun

spits m or f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)

1. rush hour [from mid 20th c.]

   Synonym: spitsuur

Derived terms

• spitsstrook

Related terms

• avondspits
• ochtendspits
• spitsuur

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from German spitz. Akin to Dutch spits.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp?ts/

Adjective

spits

1. pointed, pointy
2. sharp

Derived terms

• Spitsmúus

References

• “spits” in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spa?z/
• Rhymes: -a?z

Noun

spies

1. plural of spy

Verb

spies

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spy

Anagrams

• Seips, Sipes, pisés, sipes

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spiesse, from Middle High German spiez, from Old High German spioz, from Proto-Germanic *speutaz. Cognate to spit and spiet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spis/
• Hyphenation: spies
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

spies f (plural spiesen, diminutive spiesje n)

1. spike, long spear, pike
2. skewer

   Synonym: spit

Derived terms

• barbecuespies
• braadspies
• kebabspies
• spiesgezel
• steekspies
• vleesspies
• werpspies