Gitter

Borrowed from German Gitter.

Gitter (plural Gitters)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gitter is the 38265^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Gitter is most common among White (92.92%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gitter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.

From Middle High German geter n, umlauted as a collective or diminutive of gater m whence modern Gatter.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪtɐ/

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Gitter n (strong, genitive Gitters, plural Gitter)

1. lattice, grid, mesh (of metal), grating, bars
2. (mathematics, physics) lattice
3. (informal, in the plural) bars (i.e. prison)

   hinter Gitter ― behind bars

• gitterartig
• Fenstergitter, Kristallgitter
• Gitterstab, Gitterfenster
• hinter Gitter

• Gatter

• “Gitter” in Duden online
• “Gitter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache