Zoch

See also: Zöch, żoch, and Żoch

German

Etymology

From Ripuarian Central Franconian Zoch, a cognate and synonym of standard German Zug (which see).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsɔx/
• IPA^(key): [tsox] (locally)

Noun

Zoch m (strong, genitive Zochs, plural Zöch)

1. (regional, Rhineland) carnival parade

   Der Bonner Rosenmontags-Zoch ist der drittgrößte in der Region.

   The Carnival Monday parade in Bonn is the third largest in the region.

Declension

Declension of Zoch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zoch	die	Zöch
genitive	eines	des	Zochs	der	Zöch
dative	einem	dem	Zoch	den	Zöch
accusative	einen	den	Zoch	die	Zöch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German zug, from Old High German zug, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi. Cognate with German Zug, Dutch teug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsoχ/

Noun

Zoch m (uncountable)

1. draught, current of air