Juchten

German

Alternative forms
  • Juften (obsolete)

Etymology

17th century, borrowed from Middle Low German *juchten, juften (16th c.), from Russian юфть (juftʹ), also юхть (juxtʹ), which see for more.

The ch-form follows the Russian variant with х, but was likely reinforced by the native Low German variation between -ft- and -cht-. Similarly, the final -en can be due to the Russian adjective юфтяной (juftjanoj, “of yuft”) and/or the Germanic suffix -en (“made of”); compare juchten.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjʊxtən/, [ˈjʊx.tn̩], [ˈjʊχ-], [-tən]
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Noun

Juchten n or m (strong, genitive Juchtens, no plural)

  1. yuft, Russia leather

Usage notes
  • More often used in the explanatory compound Juchtenleder.

Declension
Declension of Juchten [sg-only, neuter // masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das, der Juchten
genitive eines des Juchtens
dative einem dem Juchten
accusative ein, einen das, den Juchten
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