Duch

See also: duch and dúch

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Duuch (alternative spelling)
• Doch, Dooch (chiefly Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German (*)duoh, northern variant of tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk.

Cognate with German Tuch (“cloth; towel”), Dutch doek (“cloth”), Danish dug (“cloth; tablecloth”), English duck (“canvas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːx/

Noun

Duch n (plural Diecher, diminutive Diechelche)

1. (most dialects of Moselle Franconian) cloth

Czech

Etymology

Shortened from the Old Czech personal name Duchoslav, from duch (“spirit”) + sláva (“fame, glory”). First attested in 1544.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdux]

Proper noun

Duch m anim (female equivalent Duchová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Duch (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Duch	Duchové
genitive	Ducha	Duchů
dative	Duchovi	Duchům
accusative	Ducha	Duchy
vocative	Duchu	Duchové
locative	Duchovi	Duších
instrumental	Duchem	Duchy

Further reading

• “Duch”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German (*)duoh, northern variant of tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk.

Cognate with German Tuch (“cloth; towel”), Dutch doek (“cloth”), Danish dug (“cloth; tablecloth”), English duck (“canvas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duχ/

  Rhymes: -uχ

Noun

Duch n (plural Dicher, diminutive Dichelchen)

1. cloth
2. towel

Derived terms

• Buedduch
• Dëschelduch
• Handduch
• Läinduch

Further reading

• Duch in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Duche, Deuche, Dusche, Dewche, Dowche, duch, duche, deuche, dusche

Etymology

PIE word
*tewtéh₂

From Middle Dutch duutsch and Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch, in turn from Old Saxon thiudisk. Doublet of thedisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dutʃ/, /diu̯tʃ/

Adjective

Duch

1. German, Dutch

   Duche tonge ― German language

Noun

Duch

1. German, Low German, Dutch (languages)

   heigher Duche ― High German

   louer Duche ― Low German

Derived terms

• Duchish

Descendants

• English: Dutch
• Scots: Dutch

Further reading

• “Dū̆ch, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 February 2023.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German (*)duoh, northern variant of tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz.

Cognate with German Tuch (“cloth; towel”), Dutch doek (“cloth”), Danish dug (“cloth; tablecloth”), English duck (“canvas”).

Noun

Duch n (plural Dicher)

1. cloth, handkerchief

Derived terms

• Dellerduch
• Halsduch

Polish

Etymology

From duch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdux/
• Rhymes: -ux
• Syllabification: Duch
• Homophone: duch

Proper noun

Duch m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Duch

	singular	plural
nominative	Duch	Duchowie
genitive	Ducha	Duchów
dative	Duchowi	Duchom
accusative	Ducha	Duchów
instrumental	Duchem	Duchami
locative	Duchu	Duchach
vocative	Duchu	Duchowie

Proper noun

Duch f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Duch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030