Sitz

See also: sitz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German siz, from Old High German siz, ultimately from the root of sitzen (“to sit”). Compare Old Norse sæti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɪt͡s/
  • IPA(key): /sɪt͡s/ (Austria)
  • Audio(file)
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Noun

Sitz m (strong, genitive Sitzes, plural Sitze)

  1. seat
  2. (of an institution, company, organization, etc.) domicile

Declension

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

Hyponyms
  • Beifahrersitz
  • Fahrersitz (“driver's seat”)
  • Fahrgastsitz (“passenger seat”)
  • Hochsitz
  • Kindersitz (“car seat, child seat”)
  • Landsitz (“country estate”)
  • Passagiersitz (“passenger seat”)
  • Rittersitz (“knight's seat”)
  • Rücksitz (“back seat”)
  • Ruhesitz (“retirement home”)
  • Schalensitz (“bucket seat”)
  • Schneidersitz
  • Soziussitz (“pillion, pillion seat”)
  • Vordersitz (“front seat”)
  • Wohnsitz
  • Zweitwohnsitz (“pied-a-terre; second residence”)

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

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German siz, from Old High German siz, ultimately from the root of sitzen (“to sit”). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Dutch zit.

Noun

Sitz m (plural Sitze)

  1. seat

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From sitten (“to sit”); compare German Sitzung (“meeting”).

Noun

Sitz m (plural Sitzen)

  1. a meeting, session
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