Hütte

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hütte, from Old High German hutta (“hut, cottage”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *hudjǭ, though the word is originally exclusively High German. Further origin unknown. Some theories link it to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (“to deck; cover; covering; skin”). All related words in European languages are borrowings from Old High German. Compare Dutch hut, French hutte, English hut, etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʏtə/ === Noun === Hütte f (genitive Hütte, plural Hütten, diminutive Hüttchen n) hut, cabin, shack, cottage (small house, typically built of light materials rather than stone) Synonyms: Bude, Kate metalworks, ironworks (factory that produces metal) Synonym: Hüttenwerk ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Hütte n (proper noun, genitive Hüttes or (optionally with an article) Hütte) (informal) synonym of Eisenhüttenstadt === Further reading === “Hütte” in Duden online “Hütte”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)