Joch

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See also: joch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German joch, from Old High German joh, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔx/, [jɔχ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Joch n (genitive Joches or Jochs, plural Joche)

  1. yoke
  2. (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

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Joch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Joch” in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German jok, juk, from Old Saxon juk, from Proto-Germanic *juką.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Joch n (plural Jochs)

  1. yoke