Teich

English

Proper noun

Teich (plural Teichs)

1. A surname.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tīch, from Old High German *tīh, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-. Doublet of Deich, which is the same word from a West Central German source. Cognate with Yiddish טײַך (taykh), Dutch dijk, English ditch, Icelandic díki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɪ̯ç/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç
• Homophone: Teig (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)

Noun

Teich m (strong, genitive Teiches or Teichs, plural Teiche)

1. pond (natural or man-made)
2. (colloquial) ellipsis of großer Teich (“Atlantic Ocean”)

Declension

Declension of Teich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Teich	die	Teiche
genitive	eines	des	Teiches, Teichs	der	Teiche
dative	einem	dem	Teich, Teiche1	den	Teichen
accusative	einen	den	Teich	die	Teiche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Tümpel (shallow)
• Weiher (natural)

Derived terms

• Badeteich
• Ententeich
• Fischteich
• Forellenteich
• Froschteich
• großer Teich
• Karpfenteich
• Schwanenteich
• Seerosenteich
• Teichfrosch
• Teichmolch
• Teichrose

See also

• Teig
• Pfuhl

Further reading

• “Teich” in Duden online
• “Teich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache