dech
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old CzechCategory:Czech terms inherited from Old Czech#DEHCategory:Czech terms derived from Old Czech#DEH dech, from Proto-SlavicCategory:Czech terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#DEHCategory:Czech terms derived from Proto-Slavic#DEH *dъxъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
dech m inanCategory:Czech lemmas#DEHCategory:Czech nouns#DEHCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#DEHCategory:Czech masculine nouns#DEHCategory:Czech inanimate nouns#DEHCategory:Pages with entries#DECHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DECH
- breath (act or process of breathing)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “dech”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “dech”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “dech”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High GermanCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German#DECHCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German#DECH dih.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
dechCategory:Luxembourgish lemmas#DECHCategory:Luxembourgish pronouns#DECHCategory:Luxembourgish personal pronouns#DECHCategory:Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header#DECHCategory:Pages with entries#DECHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DECH
- second-person singular, accusative: you
- Ech hunn dech gären — I love you
- second-person singular, reflexive: yourself
Declension
| nominative | accusative | dative | reflexive | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stressed | unstressed | stressed | unstressed | stressed | unstressed | ||||||
| singular | 1st person | ech | — | mech | — | mir | mer | like dat. and acc. | |||
| 2nd person | informal | du | de | dech | — | dir | der | like dat. and acc. | |||
| formal | Dir | Der | Iech | Iech [əɕ] | Iech | Iech [əɕ] | Iech | ||||
| 3rd person | 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 | ||||
| plural | 1st person | mir | mer | eis (ons) | — | eis (ons) | — | eis (ons) | |||
| 2nd person | dir | der | iech | iech [əɕ] | iech | iech [əɕ] | iech | ||||
| 3rd person | si | se | si | se | hinnen | en | sech | ||||
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Old Czech terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#DECHCategory:Old Czech terms derived from Proto-Slavic#DECH *dъxъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdɛx/Category:Old Czech terms with IPA pronunciation#DECH
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈdɛx/Category:Old Czech terms with IPA pronunciation#DECH
Noun
dech m inanCategory:Old Czech lemmas#DECHCategory:Old Czech nouns#DECHCategory:Old Czech entries with incorrect language header#DECHCategory:Old Czech masculine nouns#DECHCategory:Old Czech inanimate nouns#DECHCategory:Pages with entries#DECHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DECH
- breath (act or process of breathing)
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
- Czech: dech
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “dech”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-CelticCategory:Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#DECHCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#DECH *dekos (“honor”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#DECHCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DECH *déḱos (“that which is proper”).
Adjective
dechCategory:Old Irish non-lemma forms#DECHCategory:Old Irish superlative adjectives#DECHCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#DECHCategory:Pages with entries#DECHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DECH
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#DECHCategory:Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic#DECH *dъxъ.
Noun
dech m inanCategory:Polish lemmas#DECHCategory:Polish nouns#DECHCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#DECHCategory:Polish masculine nouns#DECHCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#DECHCategory:Pages with entries#DECHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DECH
- (literaryCategory:Polish literary terms#DECH) breath
- gust (of wind), breeze
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
dech fCategory:Polish non-lemma forms#DECHCategory:Polish noun forms#DECHCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#DECHCategory:Pages with entries#DECHCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DECH
Further reading
- “dech”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “dech”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)