Loch

See also: loch, łöch, and Łoch

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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. dungeon; underground prison
4. (colloquial) prison; jail / gaol
5. (colloquial) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
6. (colloquial) boring small town or village

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

Terms derived from Loch

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

• Knopfloch n (“buttonhole”)
• Lochfraßkorrosion

• Lochkarte
• Sommerloch

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Pennsylvania GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare German Loch.

NounEdit

Loch n (plural Lecher)

1. hole
2. rent
3. burrow

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PlautdietschEdit

NounEdit

Loch n (plural Lajcha)

1. hole