Dach

See also: dach, DACH, and dach'

German

Etymology

From Old High German dah, from Proto-Germanic *þaką; compare German Low German Dack, Dutch dak, English thack, thatch, Danish tag. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-, and akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dax/, [daχ]
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  • Rhymes: -aχ

Noun

Dach n (genitive Daches or Dachs, plural Dächer, diminutive Dächlein n)

  1. roof

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

Dach m, f (genitive Dachs)

  1. A surname​.

Further reading

  • Dach in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Dach, Dutch dak, English thatch.

Noun

Dach n (plural Decher)

  1. roof

Plautdietsch

Noun

Dach m (plural Doag)

  1. day

Derived terms

  • dache

See also

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