diech

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German dioh, from Proto-West Germanic *þeuh (“thigh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈdɪe̯x/

Noun

diech n

1. thigh (of a person or an animal such as a hawk)

Declension

Declension of diech (strong neuter with null plural)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	daȥ	diech	diu	diech
genitive	eines	dës	diehes	dër	diehe
dative	eime	dëm	diehe	dën	diehen
accusative	ein	daȥ	diech	diu	diech

Descendants

• German: Diech (obsolete)
  • >? German: Dickbein
• Yiddish: דיך (dikh)