Blech

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką. Compare Old Saxon blek, Dutch blik.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /blɛç/
  • Audio
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  • Rhymes: -ɛç

Noun[edit]

Blech n (genitive Blechs or Bleches, plural Bleche)

  1. sheet (of metal)
  2. (informal, music) Brass, a collective term for all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc.
    „Das Blech spielt bitte mal alleine!“ rief der Dirigent.
    The conductor demanded loudly: “Brass play on their own now, please!”

Declension[edit]

Declension of Blech
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Blech die Bleche
genitive eines des Bleches,
Blechs 		der Bleche
dative einem dem Blech,
Bleche1 		den Blechen
accusative ein das Blech die Bleche
1Now uncommon, see notes

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Hungarian: pléh
  • → Polish: blacha
  • → Serbo-Croatian: plȅh

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Blech.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Blech m pers or f

  1. A masculine surname​.
  2. A feminine surname​.

Declension[edit]

Masculine surname:

declension of Blech
singular plural
nominative Blech Blechowie
genitive Blecha Blechów
dative Blechowi Blechom
accusative Blecha Blechów
instrumental Blechem Blechami
locative Blechu Blechach
vocative Blechu Blechowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

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