Neuter
Loch
Meaning
- (neuter, strong) hole; perforation
- (neuter, strong) hole in the ground; pit
- (neuter, strong) gap; bare spot
- (neuter, strong) cavity
- (neuter, strong) dungeon; underground prison
- (colloquial, neuter, strong) prison; jail
- (colloquial, neuter, strong) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
- (colloquial, neuter, strong) boring small town or village
Concepts
p-hole
police cell
Synonyms
Haftanstalt
Strafanstalt
Hafthaus
Haftort
Schwedische Gardinen
Vollzugsanstalt
Höhlung
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɔx/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic *lok (“lock; hole”). Doublet of Lücke (“gap”) and Luke (“hatch”).
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