Loch

See also: loch

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with Old Saxon lok, Middle Low German lok, Middle Dutch loc, Old English loc (English lock), Old Norse lok, Swedish lock.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /lɔx/, [lɔx], [lɔχ]

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NounEdit

Loch n (genitive Lochs or Loches, plural Löcher, diminutive Löchlein n or Löchelchen n)

1. hole
2. (dentistry) cavity
3. (colloquial) boring small town or village
4. (colloquial) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Loch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Loch	die	Löcher
genitive	eines	des	Loches, Lochs	der	Löcher
dative	einem	dem	Loch, Loche1	den	Löchern
accusative	ein	das	Loch	die	Löcher

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived termsEdit

• aus dem letzten Loch pfeifen (less commonly: auf dem letzten Loch) - to be at the end of one's tether
• ein Loch in den Bauch fragen - to talk someone's head off
• Lochkarte
• Lochfraßkorrosion
• Sommerloch