Dachs

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daks/

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• IPA^(key): /daxs/ (dialectal, including parts of Austria)
• Rhymes: -aks
• Homophone: DAX

Noun

Dachs m (strong, genitive Dachses, plural Dachse, feminine Dachsweibchen or Dächsin or Dachsin)

1. badger

Declension

Declension of Dachs [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dachs	die	Dachse
genitive	eines	des	Dachses	der	Dachse
dative	einem	dem	Dachs, Dachse1	den	Dachsen
accusative	einen	den	Dachs	die	Dachse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Beuteldachs
• Borneo-Sonnendachs
• Burma-Sonnendachs
• Chinesischer Sonnendachs
• Cuc-Phuong-Sonnendachs
• Dachshund
• Dachshündin
• Dachswelpe
• Frechdachs
• Honigdachs
• Java-Sonnendachs
• Klippdachs
• Nasenbeuteldachs
• Palawan-Stinkdachs
• Riesendachs
• Schweinsdachs
• Silberdachs
• Sonnendachs
• Streifenbeuteldachs
• Sunda-Stinkdachs

 

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• Daches

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daxs]
• Hyphenation: Dachs

Noun

Dachs n

1. genitive singular of Dach

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaks/
• Rhymes: -aks
• Syllabification: Dachs

Noun

Dachs m (plural Dachs)

1. badger

   En Dachs waar in meim Haus.

   A badger was in my house.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Duess (archaic)

Etymology

From German Dachs, widely replacing the native form above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daks/, [dɑks]
• Homophone: dacks

Noun

Dachs m (plural Dachsen)

1. badger