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Deich
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deich
German
Etymology
From de gml dīk, from Old Saxon osx dīk, from de gmw-pro *dīk, from de gem-pro *dīkaz.
Originally the same word as de Teich pond. The sense “dike” spread via Low German, for which reason the form Deich is most often regarded as an artificial adaptation of de gml dīk dike to the phonetic system of standard German. However, Deich is also the form natively developed in West Central German and it does mean “dike, dam, weir system” in most dialects of the Rhineland, particularly along the Lower Rhine. The supposition of an artificial adaptation is therefore possible but not inevitable.
Cognate to nl dijk, to fy dyk, to en dyke dyke, dike and to stq Diek.
Pronunciation
de /daɪ̯ç/
de De-Deich.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aɪ̯ç 1
Noun
m,(e)s
dyke, dike; permanent dam
de Wenn der Deich bricht, wird das ganze Tal überflutet. If the dike breaks, the whole valley will be flooded.
de Zwölf Boxkämpfer jagen Viktor quer über den großen Sylter Deich. Twelve boxers chase Viktor across the big Sylt dike. (a German pangram)
Declension
m,(e)s
Hyponyms
de Flussdeich
de Abschlussdeich
de Nordseedeich
de Seedeich
de Sommerdeich
de Winterdeich
Derived terms
de deichartig
de außendeichs
de binnendeichs
de eindeichen
Related terms
de Deichbau Deichbruch Deichfuß Deichgraf Deichkrone Deichwacht
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