Baatsch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Deverbal from baatschen, from late Middle High German patschen, *batschen (“to smack, slap”), of onomatopoeic origin (compare German patschen). Possibly reinforced by or conflated with German Peitsche (“whip”), from eastern Middle High German peitsche, from Old Czech bīč.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baːtʃ/, [baːt͡ʃ]

Noun

Baatsch f (plural Baatschen)

  1. whip, crop
  2. fly swatter

Derived terms
  • baatschen (“to whip”)
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