Woch

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === Wech, Wääch (Ripuarian; now widely obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wëhha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. The Moselle Franconian form is actually based on *wuhha (compare the Luxembourgish entry below), whereas the Ripuarian form is a relatively recent borrowing form standard German Woche. Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɔx/ (chiefly Ripuarian) IPA(key): /ʋox/ (most of Moselle Franconian) === Noun === Woch f (plural Woche, diminutive Wöchelche) (most dialects) week ==== Descendants ==== Hunsrik: Woch Luxembourgish: Woch == Hunsrik == === Alternative forms === Wuch woch (Wiesemann spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Central Franconian Woch. Cognate with Luxembourgish and Pennsylvania German Woch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvox/ Rhymes: -ox Syllabification: Woch === Noun === Woch f (plural Woche) week ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wëhha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. The underlying vocalism, however, in Luxembourgish as well as in most of Moselle Franconian and many other south-western German dialects is Old High German *wuhha (whether this is indeed an old variant or a later development). Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /voχ/ === Noun === Woch f (plural Wochen) week === Further reading === Woch in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wëhha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week. === Noun === Woch f (plural Woche) week == Polish == === Etymology === From truncation of personal names beginning with Wo- (e.g. Wojciech) + -ch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɔx/ Rhymes: -ɔx Syllabification: Woch === Proper noun === Woch m pers a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Woch f (indeclinable, traditional married form Wochowa, traditional unmarried form Wochówna) a female surname === Further reading === “Woch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030