Joch
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
Noun
Joch n (genitive Joches or Jochs, plural Joche)
- yoke
- (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.
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Further reading
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Etymology
From Middle Low German jok, juk, from Old Saxon juk, from Proto-Germanic *juką.
Pronunciation
Noun
Joch n (plural Jochs)
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