Juchten

German

Alternative forms

• Juften (obsolete)

Etymology

17th century, borrowed from Middle Low German *juchten, juften (16th c.), from Russian юфть (juftʹ), also юхть (juxtʹ), which see for more.

The ch-form follows the Russian variant with х, but was likely reinforced by the native Low German variation between -ft- and -cht-. Similarly, the final -en can be due to the Russian adjective юфтяной (juftjanoj, “of yuft”) and/or the Germanic suffix -en (“made of”); compare juchten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊxtən/, [ˈjʊx.tn̩], [ˈjʊχ-], [-tən]

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Noun

Juchten n or m (strong, genitive Juchtens, no plural)

1. yuft, Russia leather

Usage notes

• More often used in the explanatory compound Juchtenleder.

Declension

Declension of Juchten [sg-only, neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Juchten
genitive	eines	des	Juchtens
dative	einem	dem	Juchten
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Juchten

Related terms

• juchten