Dach
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.
Compare German Low German Dack, Dutch dak, English thack, thatch, Danish tag. Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”).
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Dach n (strong, genitive Daches or Dachs, plural Dächer, diminutive Dächlein n or Dächelchen n)
- roof
- (informal) circumflex
- Synonym: Zirkumflex
- (colloquial) head, especially the scalp
- Du kriegst gleich etwas aufs Dach!
- You'll get something (usu. a smack) on the head!
- (geology) a rock layer above a seam
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Dach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dachs or (with an article) Dach, feminine genitive Dach, plural Dachs)
- a surname
Further reading edit
- “Dach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Dach” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Dach” in Duden online
Dach on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką.
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Dach m (plural Decher, diminutive Dechelche)
- roof
- De Dach is foll Reif.
- The roof is full of frost.
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Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką.
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Dach n (plural Decher)
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German Low German Dag, from Middle Low German dach, from Old Saxon dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).
Cognate with German Tag and English day, among many others. Unrelated to Dak (“roof”) or Dakj (“blanket, cover”), see above.
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Dach m (plural Doag)