Loch
English edit
Etymology edit
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from German Loch, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hollow or valley.
- From Scottish Gaelic loch (“loch, lake”), a Scottish topographic surname.
Proper noun edit
Loch (plural Lochs)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Loch is the 12496th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2481 individuals. Loch is most common among White (88.35%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 451.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic *lok (“lock; hole”).
Noun edit
Loch n (strong, genitive Loches or Lochs, plural Löcher, diminutive Löchlein n or Löchelchen n)
- hole; perforation
- hole in the ground; pit
- gap; bare spot
- (dentistry) cavity
- dungeon; underground prison
- (colloquial) prison; jail
- (colloquial) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
- (colloquial) boring small town or village
Declension edit
Declension of Loch [neuter, strong]
Synonyms edit
- (pit): Grube
- (gap): Lücke
- (dungeon): Kerker; Verlies
- (prison): Gefängnis; Haftanstalt; Justizvollzugsanstalt; Bau; Kittchen; Knast
- (boring town): Kaff
Derived terms edit
- Arschloch
- Astloch
- Atemloch
- aus dem letzten Loch pfeifen (“to be at the end of one's tether”) (less commonly: auf dem letzten Loch)
- Baggerloch
- Blasloch
- Bohrloch
- Dreckloch
- ein Loch in den Bauch fragen (“to talk someone's head off”)
- Einschussloch
- Erdloch
- Fensterloch
- Guckloch
- Hafenloch
- Hasenloch
- Kellerloch
- Knopfloch
- lochartig
- Lochfraßkorrosion
- Lochkarte
- Luftloch
- Mauseloch
- Mundloch
- Nasenloch
- Poloch
- Schlüsselloch
- Schützenloch
- schwarzes Loch
- Sommerloch
- Strumpfloch
- Türloch
- Wasserloch
- Wurmloch
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English loch, from Scottish Gaelic and Irish loch.
Noun edit
Loch n (strong, genitive Lochs, plural Lochs)
Declension edit
Declension of Loch [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Loch n (plural Lecher, diminutive Lechelche)
Further reading edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh. Compare German Loch.
Noun edit
Loch n (plural Lecher)
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German and Old Saxon lōh, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh.
Noun edit
Loch n (plural Lajcha)