Blech

See also: blech

German

Etymology

From Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką. Compare Old Saxon blek, Dutch blik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛç/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛç

Noun

Blech n (strong, genitive Blechs or Bleches, plural Bleche)

1. sheet (of metal)
2. (informal) any cheap, lightweight metal or metal object
3. (informal, music, collective) brass (all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc.)

   „Das Blech spielt bitte mal allein!“ rief der Dirigent.

   The conductor demanded loudly: “Brass play on their own now, please!”

Declension

Declension of Blech [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Blech	die	Bleche
genitive	eines	des	Blechs, Bleches	der	Bleche
dative	einem	dem	Blech, Bleche1	den	Blechen
accusative	ein	das	Blech	die	Bleche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Alublech
• Autoblech
• Backblech
• Blechflasche
• Dosenblech
• Eisenblech
• Feinblech
• Fensterblech
• Goldblech
• Kehrblech
• Kuchenblech
• Kupferblech
• Messingblech
• Ofenblech
• Schmutzblech
• Schutzblech
• Silberblech
• Stahlblech
• Weißblech
• Wellblech
• Zinkblech

 

Derived terms

• blechen, blechern

Related terms

• Blech reden
• Blechbehälter
• Blechbehälter
• Blechbläser
• Blechblasinstrument
• Blechblasrohr
• Blechbüchse
• Blechdach
• Blechdeckel
• Blechdose
• Blecheimer
• Blecheisen
• Blechflöte
• Blechgarage
• Blechhütte
• Blechkasten
• Blechkuchen
• Blechmusik
• Blechnapf
• Blechrinne
• Blechschere
• Blechschild
• Blechschüssel
• Blechspielzeug
• Blechtor
• Blechtrommel
• Blechtür
• Blechverkleidung

 

Descendants

• → Czech: plech
• → Hungarian: pléh
• → Kashubian: blacha
• → Old Polish: blacha
  • Polish: blacha
• → Serbo-Croatian: plȅh

See also

• Barren
• Coil
• Metallfolie

Further reading

• “Blech” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Blech” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Blech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [blæɕ]

Noun

Blech m (plural Blecher)

1. sheet (of metal)
2. baking tray

Further reading

• Blech in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛx/
• Rhymes: -ɛx
• Syllabification: Blech

Proper noun

Blech m pers

1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Blech

	singular	plural
nominative	Blech	Blechowie
genitive	Blecha	Blechów
dative	Blechowi	Blechom
accusative	Blecha	Blechów
instrumental	Blechem	Blechami
locative	Blechu	Blechach
vocative	Blechu	Blechowie

Proper noun

Blech f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname from German

Derived terms

• Blechowa
• Blechówna

 

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames