"Teich" meaning in German

See Teich in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /taɪ̯ç/ Audio: De-Teich.ogg , De-Teich2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç Etymology: From Middle High German tīch, from Old High German tīh, from Proto-West Germanic *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz. Doublet of Deich, which is the same word from a West Central German source. Cognate with Yiddish טײַך (taykh), Dutch dijk, English ditch, English dyke, dike. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|tīch}} Middle High German tīch, {{inh|de|goh|tīh}} Old High German tīh, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*dīk}} Proto-West Germanic *dīk, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*dīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *dīkaz, {{doublet|de|Deich}} Doublet of Deich, {{cog|yi|טײַך}} Yiddish טײַך (taykh), {{cog|nl|dijk}} Dutch dijk, {{cog|en|ditch}} English ditch, {{cog|en|dyke|dyke, dike}} English dyke, dike Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Teich m (strong, genitive Teiches or Teichs, plural Teiche) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Teiches [genitive], Teichs [genitive], Teiche [plural], strong [table-tags], Teich [nominative, singular], Teiche [definite, nominative, plural], Teiches [genitive, singular], Teichs [genitive, singular], Teiche [definite, genitive, plural], Teich [dative, singular], Teiche [dative, singular], Teichen [dative, definite, plural], Teich [accusative, singular], Teiche [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. pond (natural or man-made) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Teich-de-noun-F011OTYD
  2. (colloquial) ellipsis of großer Teich (“Atlantic Ocean”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis, masculine, strong Alternative form of: großer Teich (extra: Atlantic Ocean) Synonyms: Tümpel (english: shallow), Weiher [natural] Related terms: Teig, Pfuhl
    Sense id: en-Teich-de-noun-fcr9Vbmk Categories (other): German ellipses, German entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water, Landforms Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 14 86 Disambiguation of Landforms: 8 92 Derived forms: Badeteich, Ententeich, Fischteich, Forellenteich, Froschteich, großer Teich, Karpfenteich, Schwanenteich, Seerosenteich, Teichfrosch, Teichmolch, Teichrose

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *dīkaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Deich"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Deich",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
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        "1": "yi",
        "2": "טײַך"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish טײַך (taykh)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dijk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch dijk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ditch"
      },
      "expansion": "English ditch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "dyke, dike"
      },
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    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      ]
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        }
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        },
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          "name": "Bodies of water",
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        },
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          "word": "Badeteich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Ententeich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Fischteich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Forellenteich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Froschteich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "großer Teich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Karpfenteich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Schwanenteich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Seerosenteich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Teichfrosch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Teichmolch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Teichrose"
        }
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          "großer Teich#German"
        ],
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          "Atlantic Ocean"
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        "(colloquial) ellipsis of großer Teich (“Atlantic Ocean”)"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Teig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Pfuhl"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "english": "shallow",
          "translation": "shallow",
          "word": "Tümpel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "tags": [
            "natural"
          ],
          "word": "Weiher"
        }
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        "colloquial",
        "ellipsis",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/taɪ̯ç/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ̯ç"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Teig (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Teich"
}
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/aɪ̯ç",
    "Rhymes:German/aɪ̯ç/1 syllable",
    "de:Bodies of water",
    "de:Landforms"
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  "derived": [
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      "word": "Badeteich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ententeich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fischteich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Forellenteich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Froschteich"
    },
    {
      "word": "großer Teich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Karpfenteich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schwanenteich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seerosenteich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Teichfrosch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Teichmolch"
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      },
      "expansion": "English ditch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teichs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "Teich",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "Teiche",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Teig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pfuhl"
    }
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      ],
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "english": "shallow",
      "translation": "shallow",
      "word": "Tümpel"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "natural"
      ],
      "word": "Weiher"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Teich"
}

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