Köcher

See also: Kocher

German

ein Köcher

Etymology

From Middle High German köcher, itself with analogical umlaut from older kochære, from Old High German kohhāri, itself by adaptation to the suffix -āri from older kohhar, from Proto-West Germanic *kokar, said to be from Hunnic *kukur, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *kökexür.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkœçəʁ/, [ˈkœ.çɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

Köcher m (strong, genitive Köchers, plural Köcher)

1. quiver

Declension

Declension of Köcher [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Köcher	die	Köcher
genitive	eines	des	Köchers	der	Köcher
dative	einem	dem	Köcher	den	Köchern
accusative	einen	den	Köcher	die	Köcher

Derived terms

• im Köcher haben
• Köcherfliege

See also

• Kocher (not to be confused)

Further reading

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