Dachs

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daks/
    • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /daxs/ (dialectal, including parts of Austria)
  • Rhymes: -aks
  • Homophone: DAX

Noun

Dachs m (strong, genitive Dachses, plural Dachse, feminine Dachsweibchen or Dächsin or Dachsin)

  1. badger
Declension
Declension of Dachs [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dachs die Dachse
genitive eines des Dachses der Dachse
dative einem dem Dachs, Dachse1 den Dachsen
accusative einen den Dachs die Dachse

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Beuteldachs
  • Borneo-Sonnendachs
  • Burma-Sonnendachs
  • Chinesischer Sonnendachs
  • Cuc-Phuong-Sonnendachs
  • Dachshund
  • Dachshündin
  • Dachswelpe
  • Frechdachs
  • Honigdachs
  • Java-Sonnendachs
  • Klippdachs
  • Nasenbeuteldachs
  • Palawan-Stinkdachs
  • Riesendachs
  • Schweinsdachs
  • Silberdachs
  • Sonnendachs
  • Streifenbeuteldachs
  • Sunda-Stinkdachs

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [daxs]
  • Hyphenation: Dachs

Noun

Dachs n

  1. genitive singular of Dach

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaks/
  • Rhymes: -aks
  • Syllabification: Dachs

Noun

Dachs m (plural Dachs)

  1. badger
    En Dachs waar in meim Haus.
    A badger was in my house.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

  • Duess (archaic)

Etymology

From German Dachs, widely replacing the native form above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daks/, [dɑks]
  • Homophone: dacks

Noun

Dachs m (plural Dachsen)

  1. badger
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