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Couch
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couch
English
<dab!>
Alternative forms
Welsh surname en Cooch Cough
French surname en Couche
Etymology
As a en cy - surname, from cy coch red.
As an en fr - surname, from en fro couch bed.
Pronunciation
en /kuːt͡ʃ/
Proper noun
en.
en unincorporated community co/Mason County s/West Virginia c/USA.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Couch is the 1,323rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26,615 individuals. Couch is most common among White (87.30%) individuals.
German
Alternative forms
de Kautsch
Etymology
de en couch.
Pronunciation
de /kaʊ̯tʃ/
de De-Couch.ogg
de De-Couch2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f,en:es:s
sofa, couch
de Sofa ; Kanapee<q:dated>
Usage notes
In writing, the commonest plural seems to be de Couches, but all forms are slightly awkward and are often avoided in favour of de Sofas.
In Switzerland, Couch sometimes takes the masculine gender.
Declension
f,en:es:s
Derived terms
de Couchsurfing n
Further reading