Kutte

See also: kutte and kuťte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kutte (“monk habit”), from Medieval Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊtə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊtə

Noun

Kutte f (genitive Kutte, plural Kutten)

  1. habit (a long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns)
  2. (slang, heavy metal scene) a jeans or leather jacket covered with band patches

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • Bikerkutte
  • Fankutte
  • Jeanskutte
  • Mönchskutte
  • Nonnenkutte
  • Ordenskutte

Further reading

  • “Kutte” in Duden online
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