Docht
See also: docht
German
Etymology
From Middle High German tāht, from Old High German tāht. Cognate with Old Norse þáttr, for which reason the onset t- is an irregular hardening (compare tausend). The modern form is not inherited from literary Middle High German, but from the vernaculars. It has d- due to dialectal High German, and Low German influence (compare Middle Low German dacht); the vocalism is due to the common dialectal development -ā- → -ō- (compare Odem).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔxt/
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Noun
Docht m (genitive Dochts or Dochtes, plural Dochte)
- wick (porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)
Declension
Declension of Docht
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Docht | die | Dochte |
| genitive | eines | des | Dochtes, Dochts | der | Dochte |
| dative | einem | dem | Docht, Dochte1 | den | Dochten |
| accusative | einen | den | Docht | die | Dochte |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Docht in Duden online