Molch

German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɔlç/

Etymology

From an alteration (-ch due to Lurch) of Middle High German mol, molle, from Old High German mol, molo, mollo (“newt, salamander, lizard”), from Proto-Germanic *mulaz, *mulhaz, *mulô (“mole, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *molk-, *molg- (“slug, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to mill, grind”). More at mole.

Noun

Molch m (genitive Molchs or Molches, plural Molche)

1. newt

Declension

declension of Molch

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Molch	die	Molche
genitive	eines	des	Molches, Molchs	der	Molche
dative	einem	dem	Molch, Molche (archaic)	den	Molchen
accusative	einen	den	Molch	die	Molche

Related terms

• Lustmolch m
• Bergmolch m