dech

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛx]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛx

Noun

1. breath (act or process of breathing)

Derived terms

• dechový
• druhý dech
• nádech
• výdech

Related terms

• dýchat

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German dih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deχ/, [dəɕ]

Pronoun

dech

1. second-person singular, accusative: you

   Ech hunn dech gären — I love you

2. second-person singular, reflexive: yourself

Declension

Luxembourgish personal pronouns

		nominative		accusative		dative		reflexive
		str.	unstr.	str.	unstr.	str.	unstr.
1st person singular		ech	—	mech	—	mir	mer	like dat. and acc.
2nd person singular (informal)		du	de	dech	—	dir	der	like dat. and acc.
2nd person singular (formal)		Dir	Der	Iech	Iech [əɕ]	Iech	Iech [əɕ]	Iech
3rd person singular	m	hien	en	hien	en	him	em	sech
	f	si	se	si	se	hir	er	sech
	n	hatt	et ('t)	hatt	et ('t)	him	em	sech
1st person plural		mir	mer	eis (ons)	—	eis (ons)	—	eis (ons)
2nd person plural		dir	der	iech	iech [əɕ]	iech	iech [əɕ]	iech
3rd person plural		si	se	si	se	hinnen	en	sech

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛx/

• Audio

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Noun

dech m inan

1. (literary) breath
2. gust (of wind), breeze

Declension

Declension of dech

	singular
nominative	dech
genitive	tchu
dative	tchu/tchowi
accusative	dech
instrumental	tchem
locative	tchu
vocative	tchu

Synonyms

• (breath): oddech, tchnienie
• (gust): podmuch, powiew

Related terms

• (verbs) dychać, dyszeć, oddychać, tchnąć, westchnąć, wzdychać
• (nouns) bezdech, dychawica, oddech, przydech, wdech, westchnienie, wydech
• (adjectives) natchniony, oddechowy

Further reading

• dech in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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