Joch
See also: joch
German
Etymology
From Old High German joh, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate to Dutch juk, English yoke, Danish åg, Swedish ok.
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Noun
Joch n (genitive Joches or Jochs, plural Joche)
- yoke
- (geography) ridge, mountain pass
- 1882, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Das Joch am Leman:
- Die Zweie singen starke Zauberlieder / Ein Geier hangt im Blau und stößt danieder / Und setzt sich schreiend auf das Joch.
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Further reading
- Joch in Duden online
Plautdietsch
Noun
Joch n (plural Jochs)
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