Lauch

See also: lauch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German louch, from Old High German louh, from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Compare Low German Look, Dutch look, English leek, Danish løg, Swedish lök.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [laʊ̯χ]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Lauch m (strong, genitive Lauches or Lauchs, plural Lauche)

  1. leek
    Synonyms: Porree, Breitlauch, Winterlauch

Usage notes

  • The synonymous term Porree is dominant in northern and central Germany, while Lauch is dominant in southern Germany and Switzerland; in Austria, neither is dominant. Around the turn of the 21st century, Lauch permeated the whole language area to some degree, barring rural areas. The Atlas der deutschen Alltagssprache maps out regional usage based on data from 2004-2005.

Declension

Declension of Lauch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lauch die Lauche
genitive eines des Lauches, Lauchs der Lauche
dative einem dem Lauch, Lauche1 den Lauchen
accusative einen den Lauch die Lauche

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Noun

Lauch m (strong, genitive Lauchs, plural Lauchs or Lauche)

  1. (slang) pencil-neck, weakling, twerp (a thin but unathletic person) [from 2000s]
    • 2022 October 8, “Spiegel TV Programm. Muskeln um jeden Preis”, in Der Spiegel, number 41, page 37:
      Reporter Mario Apfelbaum ist, wie er selbst sagt, ein schlaksiger »Lauch«. Für Vox Inside will er sich verändern und absolviert drei Monate lang intensives Muskeltraining.
      Reporter Mario Apfelbaum is, by his own admission, a lanky "twerp". For Vox Inside he wants to change and will be undergoing three months of intense muscle training.
  2. (slang, derogatory) wimp, pussy (a weak, pathetic person) [from 2000s]
    Synonyms: Schwächling, Opfer
    • 2016, “Fanpost 2”, performed by Kollegah:
      Was wollt ihr jetzt machen, he? Werft ihr wieder Sektpullen? / Wie damals, als Animus vor dei'm Haus stand / Und du Lauch dann aus Angst erst zwei Tage später wieder rauskamst
      What are you gonna do now, huh? You're gonna throw champagne bottles again? / Like back when Animus stood outside your house, and you pussy didn't come out for two days out of fear?

Declension

Declension of Lauch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lauch die Lauchs, Lauche
genitive eines des Lauchs der Lauchs, Lauche
dative einem dem Lauch den Lauchs, Lauchen
accusative einen den Lauch die Lauchs, Lauche

Further reading

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