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Hoch

Hoch

See also: hoch

German

Noun

Hoch n (genitive Hoches or Hochs, plural Hochs)

  1. high, anticyclone

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hoch

hoch

See also: Hoch

Czech

Noun

hoch m

  1. boy

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German

Etymology

From Old High German hōh, Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Dutch hoog, English high, Swedish hög.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hoːχ]

Adjective

hoch (comparative höher, superlative am höchsten)

  1. high, tall
  2. large, big, heavy
  3. grand, important
  4. (mathematics) to the power of
    fünf hoch drei
    five to the power of three

Usage notes

  • The adjective has an irregular declension. The predicative form is hoch, but the declined forms use the stem hoh-, e.g. der hohe Berg ("the high mountain"). See the declension table below.

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