heiß

== German == === Alternative forms === heiss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) heyß (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German heiz, from Proto-West Germanic *hait. Akin to Old Saxon het, Dutch heet, English hot, Danish hed (“hot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haɪ̯s/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯s === Adjective === heiß (strong nominative masculine singular heißer, comparative heißer, superlative am heißesten) hot (having a high temperature) Antonyms: kalt, kühl (of animals, otherwise informal) hot; horny (sexually aroused) Synonyms: geil, rallig, scharf ==== Usage notes ==== The German word is not used in the sense of “spicy”. For that, see scharf. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “heiß” in Duden online “heiß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache