Teich

== English == === Proper noun === Teich (plural Teichs) 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/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç Homophone: Teig (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word) === Noun === Teich m (strong, genitive Teiches or Teichs, plural Teiche) pond (natural or man-made) (colloquial) ellipsis of großer Teich (“Atlantic Ocean”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Tümpel (shallow) Weiher (natural) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Teig Pfuhl === Further reading === “Teich” in Duden online “Teich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache