Joch
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German joch, from Old High German joh, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Joch n (strong, genitive Joches or Jochs, plural Joche)
- (agriculture) yoke
- (figuratively, usually in the singular) yoke (oppression, bond)
- (geography) ridge, mountain pass, col
- 1882, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Das Joch am Leman:
- Die Zweie singen starke Zauberlieder / Ein Geier hangt im Blau und stößt danieder / Und setzt sich schreiend auf das Joch.
- The two chant powerful spells / A vulture floats in the blue and swoops down / And sits down on the col screaming.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Joch [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Plautdietsch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German jok, juk, from Old Saxon juk, from Proto-Germanic *juką.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Joch n (plural Jochs)
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