Tuch

See also: tuch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk (“cloth”). Compare Dutch doek (“cloth, canvas”), English duck. More at duck, dook.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuːx/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tuch
  • Rhymes: -uːx

Noun

Tuch n (strong, genitive Tuches or Tuchs, plural Tücher or Tuche, diminutive Tüchlein n)

  1. cloth; piece of fabric or tissue of any kind: scarf, kerchief, blanket, towel, etc.

Usage notes
  • The normal plural is Tücher. The form Tuche is somewhat literary and is used in a collective sense, especially referring to different kinds of cloths as a whole (“fabrics, soft goods”).

Declension
Declension of Tuch [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Tuch die Tücher, Tuche
genitive eines des Tuches, Tuchs der Tücher, Tuche
dative einem dem Tuch, Tuche1 den Tüchern, Tuchen
accusative ein das Tuch die Tücher, Tuche

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Hyponyms
  • Allzwecktuch
  • Badetuch
  • Betttuch
  • Bodentuch (“mop pad”)
  • Duschtuch (“shower towel, bath towel”)
  • Fasertuch (“microfiber rag”)
  • Fenstertuch (“chamois cloth”)
  • Feuchttuch (“wet cloth”)
  • Fürtuch
  • Geschirrtuch
  • Grabtuch
  • Gummituch (“rubber blanket”)
  • Halstuch
  • Handtuch
  • Kapuzentuch (“hooded towel”)
  • Käsetuch (“cheese cloth”)
  • Kleenex-Tuch
  • Kopftuch
  • Küchentuch (“kitchen towel”)
  • Leichentuch
  • Mikrofaser-Bodentuch
  • Multifunktionstuch (“multifunctional cloth”)
  • Nasswischtuch (“non-woven cloth”)
  • Palästinensertuch (“kaffiyeh, keffiyeh”)
  • Papiertuch (“kitchen roll, paper towel”)
  • Putztuch
  • Reinigungstuch (“cleaning cloth”)
  • rotes Tuch
  • Sacktuch (“sackcloth”)
  • Schneuztuch
  • Segeltuch
  • Seidentuch (“silk scarf”)
  • Spültuch
  • Staubtuch (“duster, dust cloth”)
  • Stofftuch (“fabric cloth”)
  • Strandtuch (“beach towel”)
  • Taschentuch
  • Tischtuch
  • Trockentuch
  • Wischtuch (“wipe, wiper, wiping sheet”)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Tuch” in Duden online
  • “Tuch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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