durch

See also: durch-

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdurx]

Noun

durch m inan

1. a single deal within a game of mariáš in which one player wins against the other two if he takes all the tricks

   Synonym: velký

   Antonym: betl

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• durch in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• durch in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

German

Etymology

From Middle High German durch, from Old High German duruh, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw. Cognate with English through, thorough, Dutch door, West Frisian troch, Yiddish דורך‎ (durkh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʊʁç/, /dʊɐ̯ç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /dʊɐ̯x/, /dʊɪ̯ç/ (regionally)

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Preposition

durch (followed by accusative)

1. by means of; by; through

   Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört.

   The house was destroyed by fire.

2. through; entering, then exiting

   Wir wandern durch den Wald.

   We're hiking through the forest.

3. through (a period of time)

   Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen.

   She helped me through a difficult period.

4. via
5. owing to; because of
6. (mathematics) divided by

Adverb

durch

1. during; throughout; through

   den ganzen Tag durch ― the whole day through

2. (colloquial, with a time) past

   Es ist acht Uhr durch. ― It is past eight o’clock.

Derived terms

• durch und durch
• durchaus

Related terms

• durch- (used in compounds)

Descendants

• → Silesian: durś, durch

Further reading

• “durch (preposition)” in Duden online
• “durch (adverb)” in Duden online
• “durch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Silesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdurx/
• Rhymes: -urx
• Syllabification: durch

Adverb

durch

1. Alternative form of durś.