dach

See also: DACH, Dach, and dach'

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką (roof, cover). Cognate with German Dach, English thack.

Noun

dach f (plural dèchar)

  1. (Sette Comuni) roof
    De dèchar dékhent de hòizar.The roofs cover the houses.

Declension

References

  • “dach” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdax/
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: dach

Verb

dach

  1. first-person singular preterite of daś

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German doch, from Old High German doh, from Proto-West Germanic *þauh, from Proto-Germanic *þauh. Cognate with German doch, Dutch doch, English though, Icelandic þó.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daχ/, [dɑχ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑχ

Adverb

dach

  1. yes (in response to a negative question or statement)

See also

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dax/

Noun

dach m

  1. day

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative dach dāge
accusative dach dāge
genitive dachs, dāechs, dāges dāge
dative dāge dāgen

Derived terms

  • dachclocke (clock sounded at the beginning of the day)
  • dachcortinge (pastime)
  • dachdoemelijc (eternally)
  • dachdroom (daydreamer)
  • dachlijc (daily, common)
  • dachlime (dawn)
  • dachloon (daily wage)
  • dachmael
  • dachmarct (type of market)
  • dachreise (distance covered in a day)
  • dachseilinge (distance covered by ship in one day)
  • dachsterre (daystar)
  • dachvaert (a day's journey)
  • dachverst (one day's delay)
  • dachwaerheit (inquiry held on a certain day)
  • dachwaker (day watchman)
  • dachwant
  • dachwenne (day labour)
  • dagerake (dawn)
  • lentendach (spring day)
  • somerdach (summer day)
  • winterdach (winter day)

Descendants

  • Dutch: dag, dagge, dagh (obsolete)
    • Afrikaans: dag
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: daka
    • Jersey Dutch: dâx
    • Negerhollands: dag, dak
      • Virgin Islands Creole: dak (archaic)
    • Petjo: dah
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: dak, dagka
    • Saramaccan: dáka
  • Limburgish: daag
  • West Flemish: dag
  • Zealandic: dag

Further reading

  • dach”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dach (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle Low German

Etymology

Inherited from Old Saxon dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dax/

Noun

dach m

  1. day
  2. daylight, brightness

Declension

Declension of dach
singular plural
nominative dach dage
accusative dach dage
dative dage dagen
genitive dages dage
Middle Low German nouns often switch to other declension classes, and new declension patterns are created throughout the period. As such, this table need not necessarily portray the only existing pattern but might merely be an exemplary of an original or common form.

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ðaqi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Compare Tagalog tae, Indonesian tahi and Samoan tae.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðaʔ/

Noun

dach

  1. excrement, feces

Inflection

Possessive forms of dach
singular plural
first inclusive dechid
exclusive dechik dechemam
second dechim dechemiu
third dechil decherir

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German dach. Cognate with German Dach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdax/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: dach

Noun

dach m inan (diminutive daszek, related adjective dachowy)

  1. roof (cover at the top of a building)
  2. (figurative, metonymic) house, apartment

Declension

Derived terms

verbs

Descendants

Further reading

  • dach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dach in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daχ/

Verb

dach

  1. (North Wales) second-person plural and polite present colloquial of bod

Synonyms