hoch

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech hoch. From derivatives of holý, e.g. holobrádek, holeček, holec, holomudec, +‎ -ch.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hoch m anim (feminine holka)

  1. boy
    Synonyms: kluk, chlapec

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Further reading

  • hoch in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • hoch in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • hoch in Internetová jazyková příručka

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hōch, from Old High German hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Dutch hoog, English high, Swedish hög.

The irregular declension from the stem hoh- is due to the development of Old High German -h-, which in Middle High German became /x/ in coda position, but /h/ elsewhere (the latter was then gradually lost, starting from the north). Stem alternations of this kind were usually levelled in modern German, as for example in nah (but compare nach), Schuh (Middle High German nāch, schuoch). Most dialects have also levelled hoch, but the standard language has preserved the alternation in this isolated case.

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Adjective

hoch (strong nominative masculine singular hoher, comparative höher, superlative am höchsten)

  1. high, tall
  2. high, great, immense
  3. grand, important
  4. (colloquial) hard to comprehend, confusing
    Dieses Rätsel ist mir zu hoch.This riddle beats me. (literally, “This riddle is too confusing for me.”)

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Adverb

hoch (comparative höher, superlative am höchsten)

  1. up, upwards
  2. (colloquial, figurative) northwards
    Wir fahren hoch an die Küste.
    We'll drive up to the coast.
  3. (mathematics) to the power of
    fünf hoch vier
    five to the power of four, (5⁴)

Further reading

  • hoch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hoch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Scots

Noun

hoch (plural hochs)

  1. hock