Schmauch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German smouch, from Proto-West Germanic *smauki.

Noun

Schmauch m (strong, genitive Schmauches or Schmauchs, no plural)

1. (fairly rare) dense smoke

   Synonyms: Qualm, Rauch

2. (weaponry, specialist) smoke from a gun barrel

Declension

Declension of Schmauch [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schmauch
genitive	eines	des	Schmauches, Schmauchs
dative	einem	dem	Schmauch, Schmauche1
accusative	einen	den	Schmauch

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• schmauchen
• Schmauchspur

Further reading

• “Schmauch” in Duden online