Schlauch
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schlauch.
Proper noun
Schlauch (plural Schlauchs)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schlauch is the 38691st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 571 individuals. Schlauch is most common among White (94.22%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schlauch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German slūch (“waterskin, snakeskin, slough”). Immediately cognate with Old Saxon slūk, also related with English slough. From the same root as schlüpfen (“to hatch, slip”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Schlauch m (strong, genitive Schlauches or Schlauchs, plural Schläuche)
- hose, tube (flexible pipe)
- waterskin, wineskin (flexible container for liquids)
- (colloquial) a long and narrow room or flat
- (colloquial, Austria) potbelly, paunch (protruding belly)
Declension
Declension of Schlauch
Derived terms
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Plautdietsch
Etymology
Ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *sleupan (“to slip”).
Noun
Schlauch m (plural Schläaj)