Loch

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]

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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

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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