Gauch

1. (archaic, masculine, strong) a cuckoo; Cuculus canorus
2. (archaic, masculine, strong) a fool

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaʊ̯x/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: gouch

Inherited from Old High German: gouh

Cognate with Danish: gøg

Cognate with Faroese: geykur

Cognate with Icelandic: gaukur

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: gjøk

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: gauk

Cognate with Swedish: gök

In summary

From Middle High German gouch, from Old High German gouh, from Proto-West Germanic *gauk, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.
Compare German Low German Göök, Danish gøg, Faroese geykur, Icelandic gaukur, Norwegian Bokmål gjøk, Norwegian Nynorsk gauk, Swedish gök.

Concepts

cuckoo

Common Cuckoo

Synonyms

Kuckuck

Kuckuckspfeife

Translations

وقواق

cucut

κούκος

coucou

cucù

cuculo

cu cu

cuculus

koekoek

coguol

kukułka

cuco

cuco

guguk

guguk kuşu