Zeche

See also: zeche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zeche, from Old High German *zëhhôn (attested in gizëhôn (“to arrange, regulate”)), from Proto-Germanic *tēwō (“order, array”), source of Gothic 𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌰 (tēwa), perhaps with influence from *teuhaną (“to pull”).

Related to German zechen, Middle High German zechen, Old High German zehōn, Old English tēohhian, tiohhian (“to arrange”), intensive variants of German ziehen, Middle High German ziehen, Old High German ziohan, Old English tēon (“to pull”). Also Middle Low German teche.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Zeche f (genitive Zeche, plural Zechen)

1. mine, pit

   Die Zeche Alstaden war ein Steinkohlen-Bergwerk.

   The mine Alstaden was a coal pit.

2. bill

   Die Zeche prellen. ― to dine and dash

Declension

Declension of Zeche [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zeche	die	Zechen
genitive	einer	der	Zeche	der	Zechen
dative	einer	der	Zeche	den	Zechen
accusative	eine	die	Zeche	die	Zechen

Derived terms

• zechen
• Zecherei
• Zechprellerei
• Zechstein

Related terms

• Zechabend, Zechbruder, Zechkumpane, Zechpreller
• Zechenleitung, Zechenschacht, Zechenschließung, Zechensiedlung, Zechensterben, Zechenstilllegung
• Kohlenzeche

Further reading

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