Pfütze

See also: pfütze

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfütze, from Old High German pfuzzi, from Proto-West Germanic *puti, from Latin puteus (“pit, well”).

Doublet of Pütz (“well; bucket”) and Pütt (“mine shaft”). Related to Luxembourgish Pëtz, Dutch put, English pit, French puits, Spanish pozo, Italian pozzo, Romanian puț.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈpfʏtsə/
  • (often, in northern and central Germany) IPA(key): /ˈfʏtsə/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Pfütze f (genitive Pfütze, plural Pfützen)

  1. puddle, shallow pool
    Synonym: Lache

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

Derived terms
  • Pfützenwasser
  • Wasserpfütze
  • Regenpfütze
  • Ölpfütze
  • Dreckpfütze
  • Schlammpfütze

See also

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