suachn

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Bavarian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • suacha (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German suohhen, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (seek out). Cognates include German suchen, Dutch zoeken, Low German söken, Danish søge, Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuɐxŋ/, [ˈsuɐχŋ]
  • Hyphenation: suachn

Verb[edit]

suachn (past participle gsuacht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

  1. (transitive or intransitive + nåch) to search, to look for
    I suach mein Schlissl. / I suach nåch meim Schlissl.I’m looking for my key.

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