Heute

See also: heute

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hiute, from Old High German hiutu, hiuto (“today”), a contraction of hiu tagu (literally “(on) this day”), from Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (from *hiz+*dagaz (“on this day”)); similar to other constructions in Old High German (e.g. hiuro < *hiu jāru (“(in) this year”), see Heuer).

Cognates

Cognate with Old Dutch hiudo (> Dutch heden (“today”)), Old Saxon hiudu, hūdigu, hōdigo (> Middle Low German hüde, hüdene (“today”)), Old Frisian hiōda, Old Frisian hiūdega (> West Frisian hjoed (“today”)), Old English hēodæġ (“today”). Compare also Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 (himma daga, “(on) this day”), Latin hodie (“today”, literally “on this day”), from hōc diē (literally “on this day”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔɪ̯tə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: häute

Noun

Heute n (strong, genitive Heute, no plural)

  1. today

Declension

Declension of Heute [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Heute
genitive eines des Heute
dative einem dem Heute
accusative ein das Heute

See also

Further reading

  • “Heute” in Duden online
  • “Heute” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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