Pfütze

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfütze, from Old High German pfuzzi, from Latin puteus (“pit, well”). The same word in a Low German form is Pütt (“mine shaft”). Related to Luxembourgish Pëtz, Dutch put, English pit, French puits, Spanish pozo, Italian pozzo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Pfütze f (genitive Pfütze, plural Pfützen)

puddle, shallow pool

Declension

Declension of Pfütze

	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

Synonyms

Lache

Derived terms

Pfützenwasser
Wasserpfütze
Regenpfütze
Ölpfütze
Dreckpfütze
Schlammpfütze

See also

Further reading

Pfütze in Duden online
Pfütze in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)

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