Tuch

See also: tuch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk (“cloth”). Compare Dutch doek (“cloth, canvas”), English duck. More at duck, dook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuːx/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Tuch

Noun

Tuch n (strong, genitive Tuches or Tuchs, plural Tücher or Tuche, diminutive Tüchlein n)

1. cloth; piece of fabric or tissue of any kind: scarf, kerchief, blanket, towel, etc.

Usage notes

• The normal plural is Tücher. The form Tuche is somewhat literary and is used in a collective sense, especially referring to different kinds of cloths as a whole (“fabrics, soft goods”).

Declension

Declension of Tuch [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Tuch	die	Tücher, Tuche
genitive	eines	des	Tuches, Tuchs	der	Tücher, Tuche
dative	einem	dem	Tuch, Tuche1	den	Tüchern, Tuchen
accusative	ein	das	Tuch	die	Tücher, Tuche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Allzwecktuch
• Badetuch
• Betttuch
• Bodentuch (“mop pad”)
• Duschtuch (“shower towel, bath towel”)
• Fasertuch (“microfiber rag”)
• Fenstertuch (“chamois cloth”)
• Feuchttuch (“wet cloth”)
• Fürtuch
• Geschirrtuch
• Grabtuch
• Gummituch (“rubber blanket”)
• Halstuch
• Handtuch
• Kapuzentuch (“hooded towel”)
• Käsetuch (“cheese cloth”)
• Kleenex-Tuch
• Kopftuch
• Küchentuch (“kitchen towel”)
• Leichentuch
• Mikrofaser-Bodentuch
• Multifunktionstuch (“multifunctional cloth”)
• Nasswischtuch (“non-woven cloth”)
• Palästinensertuch (“kaffiyeh, keffiyeh”)
• Papiertuch (“kitchen roll, paper towel”)
• Putztuch
• Reinigungstuch (“cleaning cloth”)
• rotes Tuch
• Sacktuch (“sackcloth”)
• Schneuztuch
• Segeltuch
• Seidentuch (“silk scarf”)
• Spültuch
• Staubtuch (“duster, dust cloth”)
• Stofftuch (“fabric cloth”)
• Strandtuch (“beach towel”)
• Taschentuch
• Tischtuch
• Trockentuch
• Wischtuch (“wipe, wiper, wiping sheet”)

 

Derived terms

• tuchen
• Tuchfabrik
• Tuchfühlung
• Tuchhändler
• Tuchmacher
• Tuchweber

 

Further reading

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