dach
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited 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
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
Verb
dach
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Inherited 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
Adverb
dach
- yes (in response to a negative question or statement)
See also
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
dach m
Inflection
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
Further reading
- “dach”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dach (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle Low German
Etymology
Inherited from Old Saxon dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
dach m
Declension
| 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. | ||
Palauan
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *ðaqi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Compare Tagalog tae, Indonesian tahi and Samoan tae.
Pronunciation
Noun
dach
Inflection
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First | inclusive | dechid | |
| exclusive | dechik | dechemam | |
| Second | dechim | dechemiu | |
| Third | dechil | decherir | |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German dach. Cognate with German Dach.
Pronunciation
Noun
dach m inan (diminutive daszek, related adjective dachowy)
- roof (cover at the top of a building)
- (figurative, metonymically) house, apartment
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- dach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
dach
- (North Wales) second-person plural and polite present colloquial of bod