Loch

See also: loch

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

NounEdit

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

  1. A hole.
  2. (dentistry) cavity
  3. (colloquial) A room, apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump.

DeclensionEdit

declension of Loch
singular plural
n gender indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Loch die Löcher
genitive eines des Loches,
Lochs		 der Löcher
dative einem dem Loch,
Loche (archaic)		 den Löchern
accusative ein das Loch die Löcher

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
Last modified on 19 January 2014, at 09:20