Schlauch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slūch (“slough, skin shed by a snake”). Cognate with English slough.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃlaʊ̯x/
Audio (file)

Noun

Schlauch m (genitive Schlauchs or Schlauches, plural Schläuche)

hose; tube (flexible pipe)
waterskin; wineskin (flexible container for liquids)
(colloquial, Austria) potbelly; paunch (protruding belly)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Gartenschlauch
Schlauchbrücke
schlauchförmig
Schlauchsocke
Weinschlauch

Descendants

Serbo-Croatian: šlȁuh / шла̏ух

Further reading

Schlauch in Duden online

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