English edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Schlauch.

Proper noun edit

Schlauch (plural Schlauchs)

  1. 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

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

  • IPA(key): /ʃlaʊ̯x/
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Noun edit

Schlauch m (strong, genitive Schlauches or Schlauchs, plural Schläuche)

  1. hose, tube (flexible pipe)
  2. waterskin, wineskin (flexible container for liquids)
  3. (colloquial) a long and narrow room or flat
  4. (colloquial, Austria) potbelly, paunch (protruding belly)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Polish: szlauch
  • Serbo-Croatian: šlauh / шлаух

Further reading edit

  • Schlauch” in Duden online
  • Schlauch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *sleupan (to slip).

Noun edit

Schlauch m (plural Schläaj)

  1. hose, tube (flexible pipe)