Tasche

See also: tasche and Täsche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tasche, from Old High German taska, tasca. Further origin unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *taskǭ. Cognate with Dutch tas, Hunsrik Tasch, Middle Low German tasche (“bag, pouch”), Old Norse taska (“bag, purse”) (probably borrowed from Low German). Compare English tasse (“plate armor, which protects the thighs”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaʃə/, [ˈtäʃə]
  • Rhymes: -aʃə
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Tasche f (genitive Tasche, plural Taschen, diminutive Täschchen n or Täschlein n or Täschel n)

  1. bag
  2. pocket

Declension
Declension of Tasche [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tasche die Taschen
genitive einer der Tasche der Taschen
dative einer der Tasche den Taschen
accusative eine die Tasche die Taschen

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Czech: taška
  • → Kashubian: tasza
  • → Ladin: tascia
  • → Slovak: taška
  • → Serbo-Croatian: taška, tašna

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰaʃə/

Noun

Tasche f

  1. plural of Tasch
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