Polyglot Dictionary

Deich

/daɪ̯ç/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Deiche

Meaning

  1. dyke

    • Der Deich schützt das Land vor der Flut.

      The dyke protects the land from the flood.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Damm

Damm is the general word for a dam or embankment; Deich specifically means a dyke, built to hold back the sea or a river along a coastline.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

dique

dique is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dyke, dam."

English

dam

Close — a dyke relates to a dam.

Practice

1 What does Deich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ schützt das Land vor der Flut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Deich?

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