Zeche

See also: zeche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zeche, from Old High German *zëhhôn (attested in gizëhôn (“to arrange, regulate”)), from Proto-Germanic *tēwō (“order, array”), source of Gothic 𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌰 (tēwa), perhaps with influence from *teuhaną (“to pull”).[1]

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”). Also Middle Low German teche.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Zeche f (genitive Zeche, plural Zechen)

  1. mine, pit
    Die Zeche Alstaden war ein Steinkohlen-Bergwerk.
    The mine Alstaden was a coal pit.
  2. bill
    Die Zeche prellen. ― to dine and dash

Declension
Declension of Zeche [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zeche die Zechen
genitive einer der Zeche der Zechen
dative einer der Zeche den Zechen
accusative eine die Zeche die Zechen

Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Zeche”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Zeche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zeche” in Duden online
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