durch

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See also: durch-

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

durch m inan

  1. a single deal within a game of mariáš in which one player wins against the other two if he takes all the tricks
    Synonym: velký
    Antonym: betl

Declension

Declension of durch (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative durch durchy
genitive durchu, durcha durchů
dative durchu durchům
accusative durchu, durcha durchy
vocative durchu durchy
locative durchu durchách
instrumental durchem durchy

Further reading

  • durch in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • durch in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

German

Etymology

From Middle High German durch, from Old High German duruh, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw. Cognate with English through, thorough, Dutch door, West Frisian troch, Yiddish דורך (durkh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʊʁç/, /dʊɐ̯ç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /dʊɐ̯x/, /dʊɪ̯ç/ (regionally)
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Preposition

durch (followed by accusative)

  1. by means of; by; through
    Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört.
    The house was destroyed by fire.
  2. through; entering, then exiting
    Wir wandern durch den Wald.
    We're hiking through the forest.
  3. through (a period of time)
    Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen.
    She helped me through a difficult period.
  4. via
  5. owing to; because of
  6. (mathematics) divided by

Adverb

durch

  1. during; throughout; through
    den ganzen Tag durch ― the whole day through
  2. (colloquial, with a time) past
    Es ist acht Uhr durch. ― It is past eight o’clock.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: dërch
  • → Silesian: durś, durch

Further reading

Silesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdurx/
  • Rhymes: -urx
  • Syllabification: durch

Adverb

durch

  1. Alternative form of durś
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