hoch

See also: Hoch

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦox]
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Noun

hoch m anim

  1. boy

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Further reading

  • hoch in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • hoch in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

German

Etymology

From Old High German hōh, Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Dutch hoog, English high, Swedish hög.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːx/
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Adjective

hoch (comparative höher, superlative am höchsten)

  1. high, tall
  2. large, big, heavy
  3. grand, important
  4. (mathematics) to the power of
    fünf hoch vier
    five to the power of four, (5⁴)

Declension

Since intervocalic /x/ became /h/ in Old High German, the adjective now has an irregular declension. The predicative form /hoːx/ is spelled hoch today, while the Old High German spelling for the same pronunciation was hoh, but declined forms still are written hoh-, e.g. der hohe Berg ("the high mountain"), and pronounced /hoː-/ in most regions and /hoːh-/ in Switzerland.

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Adverb

hoch (comparative höher, superlative am höchsten)

  1. up, upwards
  2. (colloquial, figurative) northwards
    Wir fahren hoch an die Küste.
    We'll drive up to the coast.
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