foch

See also: Foch

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfox]
• Rhymes: -ox

Noun

foch m inan

1. (archaic, informal) field, discipline, domain, area

   Synonym: obor

Declension

Declension of foch (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	foch	fochy
genitive	fochu	fochů
dative	fochu	fochům
accusative	foch	fochy
vocative	fochu	fochy
locative	fochu	foších
instrumental	fochem	fochy

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Pronunciation

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

Noun

foch m inan

1. deception

Declension

Declension of foch (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	foch	fochy	foši, fochové
genitive	focha, fochu	fochú	fochóv
dative	fochu	fochoma	fochóm
accusative	foch	fochy	fochy
vocative	foše	fochy	foši, fochové
locative	fošě, fochu	fochú	fošiech
instrumental	fochem	fochoma	fochy

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

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from fochy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔx/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔx
• Syllabification: foch

Noun

foch m animal

1. (colloquial) sulk (state of sulking)

   Synonym: obraza

   mieć focha ― to sulk

Declension

Declension of foch

	singular	plural
nominative	foch	fochy
genitive	focha	fochów
dative	fochowi	fochom
accusative	focha	fochy
instrumental	fochem	fochami
locative	fochu	fochach
vocative	fochu	fochy

Derived terms

adjective

• fochowaty

verbs

• strzelać focha impf
• strzelić focha pf

Related terms

noun

• fochy

Further reading

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voːχ/

Etymology 1

Noun

foch

1. soft mutation of boch (“cheek”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of boch

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
boch	foch	moch	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

Noun

foch

1. soft mutation of moch (“pigs”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of moch

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
moch	foch	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.