Wesch
See also: Wësch
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Wesch (de) in 1877. Derived from Limburgish wesj (“washing place”). The reading of the toponym as wisch (“wet pasture”) is erroneous. Compare Waskemeer.
See also Limburgish De Wesj.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛs/
- Hyphenation: Wesch
- Rhymes: -ɛs
- Homophone: wes
Proper noun
Wesch n
- A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veʃ/
Noun
Wesch f (plural Wesche)
- washing
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Wäsche, Dutch was, English wash.
Noun
Wesch f
- wash, laundry
- 1951, Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume 16, page 144.
- Die Maad nemmt die Wesch naus / Un legt sie schee uffs Graas, / Do kummt en gleenes Amschelche / Un beisst re in die Naas.
- The maid takes the laundry outside / and lays it out nicely on the grass, / here a tiny, little robin comes / and bites her in her nose.
- 1951, Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume 16, page 144.
Plautdietsch
Noun
Wesch n (plural Wescha)
- wisp