Zeche
See also: zeche
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zeche, related to German zechen, Middle High German zechen, Old High German zehōn, Old English tēohhian, tiohhian (“to arrange”), intensive variants of German ziehen, Middle High German ziehen, Old High German ziohan, Old English tēon (“to pull”) from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to pull”). Also Middle Low German teche.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Zeche f (genitive Zeche, plural Zechen)
- mine, pit
- Die Zeche Alstaden war ein Steinkohlen-Bergwerk.
- The mine Alstaden was a coal pit.
- bill
- Die Zeche prellen. ― to dine and dash
Declension
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