Gauch

German
Ein Gauch
A cuckoo

Etymology

From Middle High German gouch, from Old High German gouh, from Proto-West Germanic *gauk, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Compare German Low German Göök, Danish gøg, Faroese geykur, Icelandic gaukur, Norwegian Bokmål gjøk, Norwegian Nynorsk gauk, Swedish gök.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʊ̯x/
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Noun

Gauch m (strong, genitive Gauches or Gauchs, plural Gauche or Gäuche)

  1. (archaic) a cuckoo; Cuculus canorus
    Synonym: Kuckuck
  2. (archaic) a fool
    Synonyms: Depp, Dummkopf, Geck, Narr, Tor

Declension
Declension of Gauch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gauch die Gauche, Gäuche
genitive eines des Gauches, Gauchs der Gauche, Gäuche
dative einem dem Gauch, Gauche1 den Gauchen, Gäuchen
accusative einen den Gauch die Gauche, Gäuche

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Gauchheil (“pimpernel; any of the plants of the genus Anagallis”)

References
  • “Gauch” in Duden online
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