Dolch

See also: dolch

German

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Middle High German tolch, from Old High German *tolh, from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz (“knife”). Kluge instead suggests a Slavic origin (Polish tulich (“dagger”), itself possibly from Latin dolo (“pike, prick”) and influenced by the Germanic root).[1][2]

First attested in the 15th century (dolch, tolch Cod. 44 A 8 1452; dollich), together with Degen (dagger) replacing Middle High German mezzer (Messer).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔlx/, [d̥ɔlx], [dɔlç]
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Noun

Dolch m (strong, genitive Dolches or Dolchs, plural Dolche)

  1. dagger

Declension
Declension of Dolch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dolch die Dolche
genitive eines des Dolches, Dolchs der Dolche
dative einem dem Dolch, Dolche1 den Dolchen
accusative einen den Dolch die Dolche

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Hypernyms

Derived terms
  • erdolchen
  • Dolchheft
  • Dolchklinge
  • Dolchspitze
  • Dolchstoss
  • Ehrendolch
  • Horndolch
  • Jadedolch
  • Jagddolch
  • Kampfdolch
  • Ritualdolch
  • Stahldolch
  • Zierdolch

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 247
  2. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Dolch”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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