Dach

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Compare German Low German Dack, Dutch dak, English thack, thatch, Danish tag. Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dax/,
• Rhymes: -ax

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• Homophone: DACH

Noun

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

1. roof
2. (informal) circumflex

   Synonym: Zirkumflex

3. (colloquial) head, especially the scalp

   Du kriegst gleich etwas aufs Dach!

   You'll get something (usu. a smack) on the head!

4. (geology) a rock layer above a seam

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Descendants

• → Belarusian: дах (dax)
• → Polish: dach
• → Ukrainian: дах (dax)

Proper noun

Dach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dachs or (with an article) Dach, feminine genitive Dach, plural Dachs)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Dach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Dach” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Dach” in Duden online
• Dach on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tax/

Noun

Dach m (plural Decher, diminutive Dechelche)

1. roof

   De Dach is foll Reif.

   The roof is full of frost.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dach n (plural Decher)

1. roof

Plautdietsch

Etymology

German Low German Dag, from Middle Low German dach, from Old Saxon dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

Cognate with German Tag and English day, among many others. Unrelated to Dak (“roof”) or Dakj (“blanket, cover”), see above.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dach m (plural Doag)

1. day

Coordinate terms

• Sinnowent (“Saturday”)
• Wäakj (“week”)
• Moonat (“month”)
• Joa (“year”)

Derived terms

Related terms

• dach (“bright”)
• dache