Woch

See also: woch

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Wech, Wääch (Ripuarian; now widely obsolete)

Etymology

From Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. The Moselle Franconian form is actually based on *wuhha (compare the Luxembourgish entry below), whereas the Ripuarian form is a relatively recent borrowing form standard German Woche. Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɔx/ (chiefly Ripuarian)
  • IPA(key): /ʋox/ (most of Moselle Franconian)

Noun

Woch f (plural Woche, diminutive Wöchelche)

  1. (most dialects) week
    Hä es vür vier ov sechs Woche jestorve.
    He died four or six weeks ago.

Hunsrik

Noun

Woch f (plural Woche)

  1. week
    Er is for fier oder sechs Woch gestorreb.
    He died four to six weeks ago.

Derived terms

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. The underlying vocalism, however, in Luxembourgish as well as in most of Moselle Franconian and many other south-western German dialects is Old High German *wuhha (whether this is indeed an old variant or a later development). Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voχ/

Noun

Woch f (plural Wochen)

  1. week
    Hien ass viru véier oder sechs Woche gestuerwen.
    He died four or six weeks ago.

Further reading

  • Woch in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German wëche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week.

Noun

Woch f (plural Woche)

  1. week

Polish

Etymology

From truncation of personal names beginning with Wo- (e.g. Wojciech) + -ch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔx/
  • Rhymes: -ɔx
  • Syllabification: Woch

Proper noun

Woch m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Woch f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

  • Woch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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