Kelch

See also: kelch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kelch.

Proper noun

Kelch (plural Kelchs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kelch is the 10613^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3018 individuals. Kelch is most common among White (95.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kelch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 290.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kelich, from Old High German kelih, from Proto-West Germanic *kalik (“chalice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛlç/, [kɛl(t)ç], [kɛʎ(c)ç]

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Noun

Kelch m (strong, genitive Kelches or Kelchs, plural Kelche)

1. chalice (large, often precious drinking cup with a stem)

   Synonym: Pokal

2. (Christianity) the chalice used for the Eucharist; (also biblical) the cup by which Jesus alludes to his crucifixion (e.g. Matthew 20:22)
3. (botany) calyx

Declension

Declension of Kelch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kelch	die	Kelche
genitive	eines	des	Kelches, Kelchs	der	Kelche
dative	einem	dem	Kelch, Kelche1	den	Kelchen
accusative	einen	den	Kelch	die	Kelche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• der Kelch geht an einem vorüber

Descendants

• → English: kelch, Kelch

Further reading

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