Loch

See also: loch, lòch, łöch, and Łoch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with Old Saxon lok (Middle Low German lok), Middle Dutch loc, Old English loc (English lock), Old Norse lok (Swedish lock).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔx/, [lɔx], [lɔχ]

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Noun

Loch n (genitive Loches or Lochs, plural Löcher, diminutive Löchlein n or Löchelchen n)

1. hole; perforation
2. hole in the ground; pit
3. gap; bare spot
4. (dentistry) cavity
5. dungeon; underground prison
6. (colloquial) prison; jail / gaol
7. (colloquial) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
8. (colloquial) boring small town or village

Synonyms

• (pit): Grube
• (gap): Lücke
• (dungeon): Kerker; Verlies
• (prison): Gefängnis; Haftanstalt; Justizvollzugsanstalt; Bau; Kittchen; Knast
• (boring town): Kaff

Derived terms

• lochartig

Related terms

• Astloch
• Atemloch
• aus dem letzten Loch pfeifen (“to be at the end of one's tether”) (less commonly: auf dem letzten Loch)
• Baggerloch
• Bohrloch
• Dreckloch
• ein Loch in den Bauch fragen (“to talk someone's head off”)
• Fensterloch
• Hosenloch
• Knopfloch
• Lochfraßkorrosion
• Lochkarte
• Luftloch
• Schlüsselloch
• Sommerloch
• Strumpfloch
• Türloch
• Wasserloch

 

Descendants

• → Czech: loch
• → Dutch: loch
• → Polish: loch

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lox/

Noun

Loch n (plural Lecher, diminutive Lechelche)

1. hole

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Loch.

Noun

Loch n (plural Lecher)

1. hole
2. rent
3. burrow

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Loch n (plural Lajcha)

1. hole