Rausch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rausch.

Proper noun

Rausch (plural Rausches)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rausch is the 4224^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8398 individuals. Rausch is most common among White (95.77%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rausch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rūsch, from Middle High German rūschen. More at rauschen.

Compare Dutch roes, English rush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaʊ̯ʃ/

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Noun

Rausch m (strong, genitive Rausches, plural Räusche)

1. high, flush, intoxication
2. (in compounds) frenzy

   Synonyms: Wahn, Wut

   Kaufrausch ― buying frenzy

Declension

Declension of Rausch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rausch	die	Räusche
genitive	eines	des	Rausches	der	Räusche
dative	einem	dem	Rausch, Rausche1	den	Räuschen
accusative	einen	den	Rausch	die	Räusche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Alkoholrausch
• Blutrausch
• Geschwindigkeitsrausch
• Rauschmittel
• Rauschgift
• Vollrausch

See also

• Rauschen
• Signal-Rausch-Verhältnis

Further reading

• “Rausch” in Duden online
• “Rausch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache