Hittite

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɪtaɪt/

Noun

Hittite (plural Hittites)

1. A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

Translations

• German: Hethiter, Hethiterin
• Italian: ittita, ittito, hittita, hittito, eteo
• Portuguese: hitita
• Russian: хетт
• Spanish: hitita, hetita, heteo

Proper noun

1. An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC.

Translations

• German: Hethitisch
• Portuguese: hitita
• Russian: хе́ттский язы́к
• Spanish: hitita

Adjective

Hittite (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Hittite people.
2. Of or relating to the Hittite language.
3. Of or relating to the Hittite Kingdom, located in central Anatolia (modern Turkey), that flourished from about 1800 to 1400 BCE.

Translations

• German: hethitisch
• Portuguese: hitita
• Russian: хе́ттский
• Spanish: hitita

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