Joch

See also: joch and jòch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German joch, from Old High German joh, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɔx/, [jɔχ]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Joch n (strong, genitive Joches or Jochs, plural Joche)

  1. (agriculture) yoke
  2. (figuratively, usually in the singular) yoke (oppression, bond)
  3. (geography) ridge, mountain pass, col
    • 1882, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Das Joch am Leman:
      Die Zweie singen starke Zauberlieder / Ein Geier hangt im Blau und stößt danieder / Und setzt sich schreiend auf das Joch.
      The two chant powerful spells / A vulture floats in the blue and swoops down / And sits down on the col screaming.

Declension
Declension of Joch [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Joch die Joche
genitive eines des Joches, Jochs der Joche
dative einem dem Joch, Joche1 den Jochen
accusative ein das Joch die Joche

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Joch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Joch” in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German jok, juk, from Old Saxon juk, from Proto-Germanic *juką.

Noun

Joch n (plural Jochs)

  1. yoke
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