Dach

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See also: dach, DACH, and dach'

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-Germanic *þaką; compare German Low German Dack, Dutch dak, English thack, thatch, Danish tag. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-, and akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dax/, [däχ]
  • Rhymes: -aχ
  • audio:(file)

Noun

Dach n (genitive Daches or Dachs, plural Dächer, diminutive Dächlein n or Dächel n or Dächelchen n or Dächerchen n)

  1. roof
  2. (informal) circumflex

Declension

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Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: дах (dax)
  • → Polish: dach
  • → Ukrainian: дах (dax)

Proper noun

Dach m or f (genitive Dachs)

  1. a surname

Further reading

  • “Dach” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German dah, from Proto-Germanic *þaką.

Pronunciation

Noun

Dach m (plural Decher, diminutive Dechelche)

  1. roof
    De Dach is foll Reif.
    The roof is full of frost.

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Dach, Dutch dak, English thatch.

Noun

Dach n (plural Decher)

  1. roof

Plautdietsch

Noun

Dach m (plural Doag)

  1. day

Derived terms

See also

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