Schlauch
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Schlauch.
Proper noun edit
Schlauch (plural Schlauchs)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schlauch is the 38691st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 571 individuals. Schlauch is most common among White (94.22%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schlauch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German slūch (“waterskin, snakeskin, slough”). Immediately cognate with Old Saxon slūk, also related with English slough. From the same root as schlüpfen (“to hatch, slip”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schlauch m (strong, genitive Schlauches or Schlauchs, plural Schläuche)
- hose, tube (flexible pipe)
- waterskin, wineskin (flexible container for liquids)
- (colloquial) a long and narrow room or flat
- (colloquial, Austria) potbelly, paunch (protruding belly)
Declension edit
Declension of Schlauch [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *sleupan (“to slip”).
Noun edit
Schlauch m (plural Schläaj)