hoch

      See also Hoch

      Czech

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      hoch m

      1. boy

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      German

      Etymology

      From Old High German hōh, Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Dutch hoog, English high, Danish høj.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: [hoːx]
      • (file)
      • (file)

      Adjective

      hoch (comparative höher, superlative am höchsten)

      1. high, tall
      2. large, big, heavy
      3. grand, important
      4. (mathematics) to the power of
        fünf hoch drei
        five to the power of three

      Usage notes

      • As a predicative (after the verbs sein "be", werden "become" and bleiben "remain") the form hoch is used, but when declined, as an attribute, the form is hoh-.
      Der Preis ist hoch. — The price is high.
      hohe Preise — high prices

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