Joch

See also: joch

German

Etymology

From Old High German joh, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate to Dutch juk, English yoke, Danish åg, Swedish ok.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Joch n (genitive Joches or Jochs, plural Joche)

  1. yoke
  2. (geography) ridge, mountain pass
    • 1882, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Das Joch am Leman:
      Die Zweie singen starke Zauberlieder / Ein Geier hangt im Blau und stößt danieder / Und setzt sich schreiend auf das Joch.
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Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Joch in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Noun

Joch n (plural Jochs)

  1. yoke
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