Koch

See also: koch and köch

English

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /koʊk/, /kɑx/, /kʊk/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəʊk/, /kɒx/
  • Rhymes: -əʊk, -ɒx, -ʊk

Proper noun

Koch

  1. A language of Meghalaya (India), Assam, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Bihar, and Bangladesh.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Koch (“cook”), an occupational surname.

Proper noun

Koch (plural Kochs)

  1. A surname from German.
Derived terms

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Koch is the 698th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 49,395 individuals. Koch is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔx/
  • Audio (Berlin) [kɔχ](file)
  • Audio (southern) [kox](file)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German koch, from Old High German choch, from Proto-West Germanic *kok (“a cook”).

Noun

Koch m (strong, genitive Kochs or Koches, plural Köche, feminine Köchin)

  1. cook (one who cooks; male or unspecified gender)
Declension
Declension of Koch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Koch die Köche
genitive eines des Kochs, Koches der Köche
dative einem dem Koch, Koche1 den Köchen
accusative einen den Koch die Köche

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Koch m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Kochs or (with an article) Koch, plural Kochs or Koch)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation
Declension
Declension of Koch [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Koch (eine) (die) Koch (die) Kochs
genitive (eines) (des) Kochs, Koch1 (einer) (der) Koch (der) Kochs
dative (einem) (dem) Koch (einer) (der) Koch (den) Kochs
accusative (einen) (den) Koch (eine) (die) Koch (die) Kochs

1With an article.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German koch, derived from the verb kochen (“to cook”).

Noun

Koch n (strong, genitive Kochs or Koches, no plural)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria) mush, porridge
Declension
Declension of Koch [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Koch
genitive eines des Kochs, Koches
dative einem dem Koch, Koche1
accusative ein das Koch

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kox/

Noun

Koch m (plural Kech, feminine Kechin)

  1. cook

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Koch m (plural Kochen)

  1. cook

Polish

Etymology

From German Koch (“cook”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔx/
  • Rhymes: -ɔx
  • Syllabification: Koch

Proper noun

Koch m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension
Declension of Koch
singular plural
nominative Koch Kochowie
genitive Kocha Kochów
dative Kochowi Kochom
accusative Kocha Kochów
instrumental Kochem Kochami
locative Kochu Kochach
vocative Kochu Kochowie

Proper noun

Koch f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading
  • “Koch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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