Obdach
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German obedach, from Old High German obdah, obadah (“over-roof, protective roof”); compare oben and Dach.
Pronunciation
Noun
Obdach n (strong, genitive Obdaches or Obdachs, no plural)
- shelter
- Synonym: Zufluchtsort m
- 1816, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Italienische Reise [Italian Journey], volume 1:
- Unter dem Obdach einer luftigen, an der schlechten Herberge vorgebauten Halle erquickten wir uns an einem mäßigen Imbiß.
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- 1851, Heinrich Heine, “Lazarus”, in Romanzero, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, Zweites Buch: Lamentationen, page 174:
- Bist klug gewesen, du bist entronnen / Den Stürmen, hast früh ein Obdach gewonnen
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Declension
Declension of Obdach
Related terms
Proper noun
Obdach n (proper noun, genitive Obdachs or (optionally with an article) Obdach)
- A municipality of Styria, Austria
Further reading
- “Obdach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Obdach” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Obdach” in Duden online
- “Obdach” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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