Duch
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Duuch (alternative spelling)
- Doch, Dooch (chiefly Ripuarian)
Etymology
From Old High German (*)duoh, northern variant of tuoh, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz. Cognate with German Tuch (“cloth; towel”), Dutch doek (“cloth”), Danish dug (“cloth; tablecloth”), English duck (“canvas”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duːx/
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German (*)duoh, northern variant of tuoh, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz. Cognate with German Tuch (“cloth; towel”), Dutch doek (“cloth”), Danish dug (“cloth; tablecloth”), English duck (“canvas”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duχ/
- Rhymes: -uχ
Derived terms
- Buedduch
- Dëschelduch
- Handduch
- Läinduch
Further reading
- Duch in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
Middle English
Etymology
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*tewtéh₂ |
From Middle Dutch duutsch and Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch, in turn from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Doublet of thedisch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dutʃ/, /diu̯tʃ/
Noun
Duch
- German, Low German, Dutch (languages)
- heigher Duche ― High German
- louer Duche ― Low German
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Dū̆ch, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 February 2023.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German (*)duoh, northern variant of tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz.
Cognate with German Tuch (“cloth; towel”), Dutch doek (“cloth”), Danish dug (“cloth; tablecloth”), English duck (“canvas”).
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
From duch (“ghost, spirit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dux/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ux
- Syllabification: Duch
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Duch | Duchowie |
genitive | Ducha | Duchów |
dative | Duchowi | Duchom |
accusative | Ducha | Duchów |
instrumental | Duchem | Duchami |
locative | Duchu | Duchach |
vocative | Duchu | Duchowie |
Further reading
- “Duch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022