German edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German and Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /daks/
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  • IPA(key): /daxs/ (dialectal, including parts of Austria)
  • Rhymes: -aks
  • Homophone: DAX

Noun edit

Dachs m (strong, genitive Dachses, plural Dachse, feminine Dachsweibchen or Dächsin or Dachsin)

  1. badger
Declension edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [daxs]
  • Hyphenation: Dachs

Noun edit

Dachs n

  1. genitive singular of Dach

Further reading edit

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

Hunsrik edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German and Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Dachs m (plural Dachs)

  1. badger
    En Dachs waar in meim Haus.
    A badger was in my house.

Further reading edit

Luxembourgish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From German Dachs, widely replacing the native form above.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Dachs m (plural Dachsen)

  1. badger