Juchten

• Juften (obsolete)

17th century, borrowed from Middle Low German *juchten, juften (16th c.), from Russian юфть (juftʹ), also юхть (juxtʹ), which see for more.

The ch-form follows the Russian variant with х, but was likely reinforced by the native Low German variation between -ft- and -cht-. Similarly, the final -en can be due to the Russian adjective юфтяной (juftjanoj, “of yuft”) and/or the Germanic suffix -en (“made of”); compare juchten.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊxtən/, [ˈjʊx.tn̩], [ˈjʊχ-], [-tən]

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Juchten n or m (strong, genitive Juchtens, no plural)

1. yuft, Russia leather

• More often used in the explanatory compound Juchtenleder.

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