Loch

See also: loch, lòch, lôch, łöch, and Łoch

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔx/, [lɔx], [lɔχ]

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, 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).

Noun

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

1. hole; perforation
2. hole in the ground; pit
3. gap; bare spot
4. (dentistry) cavity
5. dungeon; underground prison
6. (colloquial) prison; jail / gaol
7. (colloquial) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
8. (colloquial) boring small town or village

Declension

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

Synonyms

• (pit): Grube
• (gap): Lücke
• (dungeon): Kerker; Verlies
• (prison): Gefängnis; Haftanstalt; Justizvollzugsanstalt; Bau; Kittchen; Knast
• (boring town): Kaff

Derived terms

• aus dem letzten Loch pfeifen (“to be at the end of one's tether”) (less commonly: auf dem letzten Loch)
• ein Loch in den Bauch fragen (“to talk someone's head off”)
• Astloch
• Atemloch
• Baggerloch
• Bohrloch
• Dreckloch
• Fensterloch
• Hosenloch
• Knopfloch
• lochartig
• Lochfraßkorrosion
• Lochkarte
• Luftloch
• Schlüsselloch
• Sommerloch
• Strumpfloch
• Türloch
• Wasserloch

 

Descendants

• → Czech: loch
• → Dutch: loch
• → Polish: loch

Etymology 2

From English loch, from Scottish Gaelic loch.

Noun

Loch n (genitive Lochs, plural Lochs)

1. loch, lough (a lake or bay in Scotland or Ireland)

Declension

Declension of Loch

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

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lox/

Noun

Loch n (plural Lecher, diminutive Lechelche)

1. hole

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Loch.

Noun

Loch n (plural Lecher)

1. hole
2. rent
3. burrow

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Loch n (plural Lajcha)

1. hole