Dach
Meaning
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- (neuter,strong) roof
- (informal,neuter,strong) circumflex
- (colloquial,neuter,strong) head, especially the scalp
- (neuter,strong) a rock layer above a seam
Concepts
Synonyms
Bedachung
Accent circonflexe
Dachbedeckung
Hangende
Schuppendach
Circonflexe
Hütchen über einem Vokal
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
dach
Basel-Landschaft
dach
Basel-Landschaft
schäärme
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dax/
Etymology
From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Compare German Low German Dack, Dutch dak, English thack, thatch, Danish tag. Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”).
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Sentences
Zudem fanden Ausbesserungsarbeiten am maroden Dach des Baudenkmals statt .
In addition, repair work took place on the dilapidated roof of the monument.
