Docht

See also: docht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tāht, from Old High German tāht, from Proto-Germanic *þæhta- (“wick, strand”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to weave”). Cognate with Old Norse þáttr, for which reason the onset t- is an irregular hardening (compare tausend). The modern form is not inherited from literary Middle High German, but from the vernaculars. It has d- due to dialectal High German, and Low German influence (compare Middle Low German dacht); the vocalism is due to the common dialectal development -ā- → -ō- (compare Odem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔxt/

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Noun

Docht m (strong, genitive Dochtes or Dochts, plural Dochte)

1. wick (porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)

Declension

Declension of Docht [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Docht	die	Dochte
genitive	eines	des	Dochtes, Dochts	der	Dochte
dative	einem	dem	Docht, Dochte1	den	Dochten
accusative	einen	den	Docht	die	Dochte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Docht” in Duden online
• “Docht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Rhine Franconian

Alternative forms

• Dacht (North Hessian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̥oxt/ (Frankfurterisch)

Noun

Docht

1. (South Hessian) wick