roch

See also: Roch, roc'h, and ro'ch

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔx/

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Verb

roch

1. first/third-person singular preterite of riechen

Scots

Etymology

From Old English rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rox], [rʌx]
• (Southern) IPA^(key): [rʌux]

Noun

roch (plural rochs)

1. land in an unimproved, virgin condition
2. the major part of anything

Adjective

roch (comparative mair roch, superlative maist roch)

1. rough
2. lewd, foul-mouthed, indecent, immoral
3. abundant, bounteous, plentifully supplied, well-furnished (especially with good plain fare)
4. (agriculture, etc., of the growth of grass or crops) strong, luxuriant, dense, luxuriant but of poor quality, rank
5. having meat on it (of a bone)
6. (agriculture, of sheep) unshorn, unclipped

Adverb

roch (comparative mair roch, superlative maist roch)

1. in a comfortable or well-supplied state

Derived terms

• rochian (“ruffian”, noun)
• rochie (“long wholemeal loaf of rough texture”, noun)
• rochle (“rough person”, noun)
• rochle (“rough”, adj)
• rochle (“to toss about, agitate, shake roughly, tousle”, verb)
• rochness (“roughness, abundance, plenty”, noun)
• rochsome (“somewhat rough or uneven, rude, crude, uncouth”, adj)
• rocht (“fitted with frost-nails”, adj) (of a horse)
• rochterie (“rough people, riff-raff”, noun)