Schluuch

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German schlūch (“molted snakeskin; tube, hose”). Related to German schlüpfen (“to slip”), an intensive form of schliefen (Alemannic German schlüüfe) (now a regional synonym), which is related closely to schleifen (“to drag, pull around”) (Alemannic German schleipfe), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *slaipijan (“to cause to slide, to pull along, to drag”). Cognate with German Schlauch.

Noun

Schluuch m

1. (Uri) tube, hose

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 73.

Limburgish

Etymology

From earlier *slūch, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic and Proto-Germanic and related to the same root as *sleupaną (“to slip, sneak”). Compare German Schlauch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃluːx/
• Rhymes: -uːx

Noun

Schluuch m (plural Schlüüch)

1. (Eupen) hose, tube (flexible pipe)
2. (Eupen) waterskin, wineskin (flexible container for liquids)