Zeche
See also: zeche
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German zeche, from Old High German *zëhhôn (attested in gizëhôn (“to arrange, regulate”)), from Proto-Germanic *tehwō (“order, array”), source of Gothic 𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌰 (tēwa), perhaps with influence from *teuhaną (“to pull”).[1]
Related to German zechen, Middle High German zechen, Old High German zehōn, Old English tēohhian, tiohhian (“to arrange”), intensive variants of German ziehen, Middle High German ziehen, Old High German ziohan, Old English tēon (“to pull”). Also Middle Low German teche.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Zeche f (genitive Zeche, plural Zechen)
- mine, pit
- Die Zeche Alstaden war ein Steinkohlen-Bergwerk.
- The mine Alstaden was a coal pit.
- bill
- Die Zeche prellen. ― to dine and dash
Declension edit
Declension of Zeche [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- Zechabend, Zechbruder, Zechkumpane, Zechpreller
- Zechenleitung, Zechenschacht, Zechenschließung, Zechensiedlung, Zechensterben, Zechenstilllegung
- Kohlenzeche
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Zeche”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891