dech

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dech"

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛx]
  • Audio(file)
  • 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

Further reading
  • dech in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • dech in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • dech in Internetová jazyková příručka

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
str. unstr. str. unstr. str. unstr.
1st person singular ech — mech — mir mer like dat. and acc.
2nd person singular
(informal)		 du de dech — dir der like dat. and acc.
2nd person singular
(formal)		 Dir Der Iech Iech [əɕ] Iech Iech [əɕ] Iech
3rd person singular 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
1st person plural mir mer eis (ons) — eis (ons) — eis (ons)
2nd person plural dir der iech iech [əɕ] iech iech [əɕ] iech
3rd person plural si se si se hinnen en sech

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdɛx/
  • IPA(key): (15th 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.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants
  • Czech: dech

Further reading

Old Irish

Adjective

dech

  1. comparative degree of maith: best

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛx/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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
adjectives
adverb
nouns
verbs

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
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