Gitter

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gitter. === Proper noun === Gitter (plural Gitters) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gitter is the 38265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Gitter is most common among White (92.92%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gitter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German geter n, umlauted as a collective or diminutive of gater m whence modern Gatter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɪtɐ/ === Noun === Gitter n (strong, genitive Gitters, plural Gitter) lattice, grid, mesh (of metal), grating, bars (mathematics, physics) lattice (informal, in the plural) bars (i.e. prison) hinter Gitter ― behind bars ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gitterartig Fenstergitter, Kristallgitter Gitterstab, Gitterfenster Gitterrost hinter Gitter ==== Related terms ==== Gatter === Further reading === “Gitter” in Duden online “Gitter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache