dech

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dech"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dech, from Proto-Slavic *dъxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛx]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛx

Noun

dech m inan

1. breath (act or process of breathing)

Declension

Declension of dech (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dech	dechy
genitive	dechu	dechů
dative	dechu	dechům
accusative	dech	dechy
vocative	dechu	dechy
locative	dechu	deších
instrumental	dechem	dechy

Derived terms

• dechovka
• dechový
• druhý dech
• nádech
• přídech
• vdech
• výdech
• vzdech

Related terms

• dmout
• dout
• duch
• dýchat
• dým

Further reading

• “dech”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dech”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dech”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German dih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deχ/, [dəɕ]

Pronoun

dech

1. second-person singular, accusative: you

   Ech hunn dech gären — I love you

2. second-person singular, reflexive: yourself

Declension

Luxembourgish personal pronouns

				nominative		accusative		dative		reflexive
				stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed
singular	1st person			ech	—	mech	—	mir	mer	like dat. and acc.
	2nd person	informal		du	de	dech	—	dir	der	like dat. and acc.
		formal		Dir	Der	Iech	Iech [əɕ]	Iech	Iech [əɕ]	Iech
	3rd person		m	hien	en	hien	en	him	em	sech
			f	si	se	si	se	hir	er	sech
			n	hatt	et ('t)	hatt	et ('t)	him	em	sech
plural	1st person			mir	mer	eis (ons)	—	eis (ons)	—	eis (ons)
	2nd person			dir	der	iech	iech [əɕ]	iech	iech [əɕ]	iech
	3rd person			si	se	si	se	hinnen	en	sech

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈdɛx/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈdɛx/

Noun

dech m inan

1. breath (act or process of breathing)

Declension

Declension of dech (hard o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dech	dchy	dši, dchové
genitive	dcha, dchu	dchú	dchóv
dative	dchu	dchoma	dchóm
accusative	dech	dchy	dchy
vocative	dše	dchy	dši, dchové
locative	dšě, dchu	dchú	dšiech
instrumental	dchem	dchoma	dchy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Related terms

• dchnúti
• duch
• dúti
• dýchati
• dým
• nádech

Descendants

• Czech: dech

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “dech”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dekos (“honor”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱos (“that which is proper”).

Adjective

dech

1. comparative degree of maith: best

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛx/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛx
• Syllabification: dech

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxъ.

Noun

dech m inan

1. (literary) breath

   Synonyms: oddech, tchnienie

2. gust (of wind), breeze

   Synonyms: podmuch, powiew

Declension

Declension of dech

	singular
nominative	dech
genitive	tchu
dative	tchu/tchowi
accusative	dech
instrumental	tchem
locative	tchu
vocative	tchu

Related terms

adjectives

• natchniony
• oddechowy

adverbs

• bez tchu
• jednym tchem

nouns

• bezdech
• dychawica
• oddech
• przydech
• tchawka
• wdech
• westchnienie
• wydech

verbs

• dychać
• dyszeć
• oddychać
• tchnąć
• westchnąć
• wzdychać

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dech f

1. genitive plural of decha

Further reading

• dech in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dech in Polish dictionaries at PWN