Loch

See also: loch, lòch, łöch, and Łoch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with Old Saxon lok (Middle Low German lok), Middle Dutch loc, Old English loc (English lock), Old Norse lok (Swedish lock).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔx/, [lɔx], [lɔχ]
audio (Austria) (file)
Audio (file)

Noun

Loch n (genitive Lochs or Loches, plural Löcher, diminutive Löchlein n or Löchelchen n)

hole; perforation
hole in the ground; pit
gap; bare spot
(dentistry) cavity
dungeon; underground prison
(colloquial) prison; jail / gaol
(colloquial) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
(colloquial) boring small town or village

Declension

Declension of Loch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Loch	die	Löcher
genitive	eines	des	Loches, Lochs	der	Löcher
dative	einem	dem	Loch, Loche¹	den	Löchern
accusative	ein	das	Loch	die	Löcher

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(pit): Grube
(gap): Lücke
(dungeon): Kerker; Verlies
(prison): Gefängnis; Haftanstalt; Justizvollzugsanstalt; Bau; Kittchen; Knast
(boring town): Kaff

Derived terms

lochartig

Related terms

aus dem letzten Loch pfeifen (“to be at the end of one's tether”) (less commonly: auf dem letzten Loch)
ein Loch in den Bauch fragen (“to talk someone's head off”)
Astloch
Atemloch
Baggerloch
Bohrloch
Dreckloch
Fensterloch
Hosenloch
Knopfloch
Lochfraßkorrosion
Lochkarte
Luftloch
Schlüsselloch
Sommerloch
Strumpfloch
Türloch
Wasserloch

Descendants

→ Czech: loch
→ Dutch: loch
→ Polish: loch

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Loch.

Noun

Loch n (plural Lecher)

Plautdietsch

Noun

Loch n (plural Lajcha)

hole

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.