Woch

See also: woch

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Wech, Wääch (Ripuarian; now widely obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. The Moselle Franconian form is actually based on *wuhha (compare the Luxembourgish entry below), whereas the Ripuarian form is a relatively recent borrowing form standard German Woche. Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔx/ (chiefly Ripuarian)
• IPA^(key): /ʋox/ (most of Moselle Franconian)

Noun

Woch f (plural Woche, diminutive Wöchelche)

1. (most dialects) week

   Hä es vür vier ov sechs Woche jestorve.

   He died four or six weeks ago.

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Woch
• Luxembourgish: Woch

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• Wuch
• woch (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

From Central Franconian Woch, from Middle High German woche, from Old High German wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg-.

Cognate with Luxembourgish and Pennsylvania German Woch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvox/
• Rhymes: -ox
• Syllabification: Woch

Noun

Woch f (plural Woche)

1. week

   Er is for fier oder sechs Woche gestorreb.

   He died four to six weeks ago.

Derived terms

• Wocheenn

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. The underlying vocalism, however, in Luxembourgish as well as in most of Moselle Franconian and many other south-western German dialects is Old High German *wuhha (whether this is indeed an old variant or a later development). Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voχ/

Noun

Woch f (plural Wochen)

1. week

   Hien ass viru véier oder sechs Woche gestuerwen.

   He died four or six weeks ago.

Further reading

• Woch in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week.

Noun

Woch f (plural Woche)

1. week

Polish

Etymology

From truncation of personal names beginning with Wo- (e.g. Wojciech) + -ch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔx/
• Rhymes: -ɔx
• Syllabification: Woch

Proper noun

Woch m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Woch

	singular	plural
nominative	Woch	Wochowie
genitive	Wocha	Wochów
dative	Wochowi	Wochom
accusative	Wocha	Wochów
instrumental	Wochem	Wochami
locative	Wochu	Wochach
vocative	Wochu	Wochowie

Proper noun

Woch f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Woch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022