Loh

See also: loh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese, including Chinese 陸／陆, Chinese 駱／骆 (luò), etc.

Proper noun

Loh (plural Lohs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loh is the 12921^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2379 individuals. Loh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (74.02%) and White (18.54%) individuals.

Anagrams

• h'lo, hol-

German

Etymology

Middle High German lōch, Old High German lōh, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh.

Noun

Loh m or n (strong, genitive Lohs, plural Lohe)

1. (obsolete) grove, small wood

   Synonyms: Gebüsch, Hain

Declension

Declension of Loh [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Loh	die	Lohe
genitive	eines	des	Lohs	der	Lohe
dative	einem	dem	Loh	den	Lohen
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Loh	die	Lohe

Further reading

• “Loh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Loh” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

• Luh

Etymology

From Middle High German lōn, from Old High German lōn, from Proto-West Germanic *laun, from Proto-Germanic *launą. Cognate with German Lohn, Dutch loon.

Noun

Loh m (plural Leh)

1. wage, wages