Schlucht

Schlücht German Etymology There are two etymological paths whose accuracy and possible interrelation are not conclusively established. Schlucht is most readily explained as a de gml - form of the archaic High German equivalent de Schluft, with the Low German development of -ft- → -cht- (cf. de Nichte). Schluft pertains to the verb de schliefen to slip, to move through. This etymology is favoured by most authorities, although they seem to be unable to find attestations for the de gml - word. There is an Upper German attestation of de gmh wazzersluht or possibly gmh wazzersluoht -slůht (“water-filled ditch”), which is in line with similar words in modern Upper German dialects. Some of these words also mean “cut-off branch” and may pertain to de schlagen to hew. The sense of “ditch” might be derived from “branch”. Compare da slug sluice, non slok gully, channel. Pronunciation de /ʃlʊχt/ /ʃlʊxt/ de De-Schlucht.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de ʊχt ʊxt 1 Noun f,en:^e[poetic] canyon, chasm, gorge, ravine Declension f,en:^e[poetic] Hyponyms de Aareschlucht, de Massaschlucht, de Ravennaschlucht, de Taminaschlucht, de Wutachschlucht de Straßenschlucht, de Wolfsschlucht Derived terms de schluchtartig de schluchtförmig Related terms de Schluchtwald de Schluchtenscheißer de Schlücht Further reading de de Geology Plautdietsch Noun pdt noun f plural Schluchten canyon, gorge, ravine pdt 1-syllable words