Blech

See also: blech

German

Etymology

From Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką. Compare Old Saxon blek, Dutch blik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɛç/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛç

Noun

Blech n (strong, genitive Blechs or Bleches, plural Bleche)

  1. sheet (of metal)
  2. (informal) any cheap, lightweight metal or metal object
  3. (informal, music, collective) brass (all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc.)
    „Das Blech spielt bitte mal allein!“ rief der Dirigent.
    The conductor demanded loudly: “Brass play on their own now, please!”

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: plech
  • Hungarian: pléh
  • Old Polish: blacha
  • Serbo-Croatian: plȅh

See also

Further reading

  • Blech” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Blech” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [blæɕ]

Noun

Blech m (plural Blecher)

  1. sheet (of metal)
  2. baking tray

Further reading

  • Blech in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Polish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɛx/
  • Rhymes: -ɛx
  • Syllabification: Blech

Proper noun

Blech m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

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Proper noun

Blech f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Derived terms

  • Blechowa
  • Blechówna

See also

  • Appendix:Polish surnames
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