Koch

See also: koch and köch

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koʊk/, /kɑx/, /kʊk/
• IPA^(key): /kəʊk/, /kɒx/
• Rhymes: -oʊk, -ɑx, -ʊk, -əʊk, -ɒx

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Koch

1. A language of Meghalaya (India), Assam, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Bihar, and Bangladesh.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Koch, kdq ⁠

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Koch (“cook”), an occupational surname.

Proper noun

Koch (plural Kochs)

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Koch curve
• Koch island
• Koch snowflake
• Koch star

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Koch is the 698^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 49,395 individuals. Koch is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.

Anagrams

• hock

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔχ/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German koch, from Old High German choch, from Late Latin cocus, from Latin coquus. See also kochen.

Noun

Koch m (strong, genitive Koches or Kochs, plural Köche, feminine Köchin)

1. cook, a cooker (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Koch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Koch	die	Köche
genitive	eines	des	Koches, Kochs	der	Köche
dative	einem	dem	Koch, Koche1	den	Köchen
accusative	einen	den	Koch	die	Köche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Koch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kochs or (with an article) Koch, feminine genitive Koch, plural Kochs)

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Declension of Koch [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Koch	(eine)	(die)	Koch	(die)	Kochs
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Kochs, Koch1	(einer)	(der)	Koch	(der)	Kochs
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Koch	(einer)	(der)	Koch	(den)	Kochs
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Koch	(eine)	(die)	Koch	(die)	Kochs

¹With an article.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German koch, from the verb kochen (“to cook”).

Noun

Koch n (strong, genitive Koches or Kochs, no plural)

1. (Austria, Bavaria) mush, porridge

Declension

Declension of Koch [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Koch
genitive	eines	des	Koches, Kochs
dative	einem	dem	Koch, Koche1
accusative	ein	das	Koch

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Koch (Gastronom, Küchenchef)” in Duden online
• “Koch” in Duden online
• “Koch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Koch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Koch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kox/

Noun

Koch m (plural Kech, feminine Kechin)

1. cook

Related terms

• koche

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Koch m (plural Kochen)

1. cook

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Polish

Etymology

From German Koch (“cook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔx/
• Rhymes: -ɔx
• Syllabification: Koch

Proper noun

Koch m pers or f

1. a masculine surname
2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Koch

	singular	plural
nominative	Koch	Kochowie
genitive	Kocha	Kochów
dative	Kochowi	Kochom
accusative	Kocha	Kochów
instrumental	Kochem	Kochami
locative	Kochu	Kochach
vocative	Kochu	Kochowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.