Gauch

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East Central German

Etymology

Compare German Jauche.

Noun

Gauch f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) liquid manure

References

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German

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Ein Gauch
A cuckoo

Etymology

From Middle High German gouch, from Old High German gouh, from Proto-West Germanic *gauk, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Compare German Low German Göök, Danish gøg, Faroese geykur, Icelandic gaukur, Norwegian Bokmål gjøk, Norwegian Nynorsk gauk, Swedish gök.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaʊ̯x/
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Noun

Gauch m (strong, genitive Gauches or Gauchs, plural Gauche or Gäuche)

  1. (archaic) a cuckoo; Cuculus canorus
    Synonym: Kuckuck
  2. (archaic) a fool
    Synonyms: Depp, Dummkopf, Geck, Narr, Tor

Declension

Derived terms

  • Gauchheil (pimpernel; any of the plants of the genus Anagallis)

References

  • Gauch” in Duden online