Peitsche

German

Etymology

From a Slavic language (compare Polish bicz, Czech bič), from Proto-Slavic *bičь (whip, lash), from *biti (to beat) + *-čь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Peitsche f (genitive Peitsche, plural Peitschen)

  1. whip

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kashubian: pécz
  • Polish: pejcz

Further reading

  • Peitsche” in Duden online
  • Peitsche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache