Teich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tīch, from Old High German *tīh, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-. German Deich is the same word from a West Central German source. Cognate with Dutch dijk, English ditch, Icelandic díki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɪ̯ç/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç
• Homophone: Teig (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)

Noun

Teich m (genitive Teiches, plural Teiche)

1. pond (natural or man-made)
2. (only in the combination 'der große Teich') the Atlantic Ocean

Declension

Declension of Teich

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Teich	die	Teiche
genitive	eines	des	Teiches, Teichs	der	Teiche
dative	einem	dem	Teich, Teiche1	den	Teichen
accusative	einen	den	Teich	die	Teiche

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

• Tümpel (shallow)
• Weiher (natural)

Derived terms

• Ententeich
• Fischteich
• Forellenteich
• Karpfenteich
• Badeteich
• Seerosenteich
• Teichrose
• Teichfrosch
• Teichmolch

See also

• Teig
• Pfuhl

Further reading

• Teich in Duden online
• Teich in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)