Seich

German

Etymology

Deverbal from seichen. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Seich m (strong, genitive Seiches or Seichs, no plural) (vulgar)

1. (regional) urine

   Synonym: Harn

2. (regional, figurative, derogatory) nonsense

   Synonyms: Geschwätz, Unsinn

Declension

Declension of Seich [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Seich
genitive	eines	des	Seiches, Seichs
dative	einem	dem	Seich, Seiche1
accusative	einen	den	Seich

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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

Plautdietsch

Etymology

Related to Old Saxon *sēkian, from Proto-West Germanic *saikijan (“to make drip”).

Noun

Seich n

1. urine