Sech

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sech, from Old High German seh, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], derived from Latin secare (“to cut off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛç/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Sech n (strong, genitive Seches or Sechs, plural Seche)

1. coulter (knife on a plough, fixed in front of the ploughshare)

   Synonyms: Kolter, Pflugmesser

Declension

Declension of Sech [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sech	die	Seche
genitive	eines	des	Seches, Sechs	der	Seche
dative	einem	dem	Sech, Seche1	den	Sechen
accusative	ein	das	Sech	die	Seche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• sechen

Further reading

• “Sech” in Duden online
• “Sech” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Sech” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.