Blech

Meaning

  1. (neuter,strong) sheet (of metal)
  2. (informal,neuter,strong) any cheap, lightweight metal or metal object
  3. (collective,informal,neuter,strong) brass (all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc.)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

blääch

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/blɛç/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką. Compare Old Saxon blek, Dutch blik.

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