dach

See also: DACH, Dach, and dach'

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

tach (Luserna)

Etymology

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)

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

Declension

Declension of dach – 2nd declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	dach	de	dèchar
accusative	an	de	dach	de	dèchar
dative	anara	dar	dèchar	in	dècharn

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):

Verb

dach

first-person singular preterite of daś

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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/,
Rhymes: -ɑχ

Adverb

dach

(in response to a negative question or statement) yes

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dax/

Noun

dach m

day

Inflection

Declension of dach (strong)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	dach	dage
accusative	dach	dage
genitive	dages	dage
dative	dage	dagen

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
- 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

Middle Low German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dax/

Noun

dach m

day
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.