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

Quitte f (genitive Quitte, plural Quitten)

  1. quince (fruit)

Declension

Declension of Quitte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Quitte die Quitten
genitive einer der Quitte der Quitten
dative einer der Quitte den Quitten
accusative eine die Quitte die Quitten

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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