Molch

German

Etymology

Alteration (with -ch) of Middle High German mol, molle, from Old High German mol, mol(l)o, from Proto-Germanic *mulô, from Proto-Indo-European *molh₂-o- (compare Lithuanian mul̃vas (“yellow, clayey”), Latin mulleus (“ruddy (shoes)”), Sanskrit मल (mála, “dirt”)), from *melh₂- (“dark color”). More at malen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔlç/

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Noun

Molch m (strong, genitive Molches or Molchs, plural Molche)

1. newt

Declension

Declension of Molch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Molch	die	Molche
genitive	eines	des	Molches, Molchs	der	Molche
dative	einem	dem	Molch, Molche1	den	Molchen
accusative	einen	den	Molch	die	Molche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Bergmolch
• Fadenmolch
• Lustmolch
• Teichmolch

 

See also

• Olm

Further reading

• “Molch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Molch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Molch” in Duden online