Tuch
See also: tuch
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk (“cloth”). Compare Dutch doek (“cloth, canvas”). More at duck, dook.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Tuch n (genitive Tuches or Tuchs, plural Tücher or Tuche, diminutive Tüchlein n)
Usage notesEdit
- The normal plural is Tücher. The form Tuche is somewhat literary and is used in a collective sense, especially referring to different kinds of cloths as a whole (“fabrics, soft goods”).
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Tuch
Declension of Tuch
HyponymsEdit
- Allzwecktuch
- Badetuch
- Betttuch
- Bodentuch (“mop pad”)
- Duschtuch (“shower towel, bath towel”)
- Fasertuch (“microfiber rag”)
- Fenstertuch (“chamois cloth”)
- Feuchttuch (“wet cloth”)
- Geschirrtuch
- Grabtuch
- Gummituch (“rubber blanket”)
- Halstuch
- Handtuch
- Kapuzentuch (“hooded towel”)
- Käsetuch (“cheese cloth”)
- Kleenex-Tuch
- Kopftuch
- Küchentuch (“kitchen towel”)
- Leichentuch
- Mikrofaser-Bodentuch
- Multifunktionstuch (“multifunctional cloth”)
- Nasswischtuch (“non-woven cloth”)
- Palästinensertuch (“kaffiyeh, keffiyeh”)
- Papiertuch (“kitchen roll, paper towel”)
- Putztuch
- Reinigungstuch (“cleaning cloth”)
- rotes Tuch
- Sacktuch (“sackcloth”)
- Schneuztuch
- Segeltuch
- Seidentuch (“silk scarf”)
- Spültuch
- Staubtuch (“duster, dust cloth”)
- Stofftuch (“fabric cloth”)
- Strandtuch (“beach towel”)
- Taschentuch
- Tischtuch
- Trockentuch
- Wischtuch (“wipe, wiper, wiping sheet”)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “Tuch” in Duden online