Dachs

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German dahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daks/
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  • IPA(key): /daxs/ (Austrian)
  • Rhymes: -aks
  • Homophone: DAX

Noun

Dachs m (genitive Dachses, plural Dachse)

  1. badger
Declension
Declension of Dachs
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dachs die Dachse
genitive eines des Dachses der Dachse
dative einem dem Dachs,
Dachse1		 den Dachsen
accusative einen den Dachs die Dachse
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
  • Beuteldachs
  • Borneo-Sonnendachs
  • Burma-Sonnendachs
  • Chinesischer Sonnendachs
  • Cuc-Phuong-Sonnendachs
  • Dachshund
  • Dachshündin
  • Dachswelpe
  • Frechdachs
  • Honigdachs
  • Java-Sonnendachs
  • Klippdachs
  • Nasenbeuteldachs
  • Palawan-Stinkdachs
  • Riesendachs
  • Schweinsdachs
  • Silberdachs
  • Sonnendachs
  • Streifenbeuteldachs
  • Sunda-Stinkdachs

Further reading

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [daxs]
  • Hyphenation: Dachs

Noun

Dachs n

  1. genitive singular of Dach

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German dahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /taks/

Noun

Dachs m (plural Dachs)

  1. badger
    En Dachs waar in meim Haus.
    A badger was in my house.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Dachs. The originally Luxembourgish form is (dated) Duess.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daks/, [dɑks]
  • Homophone: dacks

Noun

Dachs m (plural Dachsen)

  1. badger
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