Furche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vurch, from Old High German furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

The final -e is secondary, possibly due to confusion between the earlier strong plural Fürche and the later weak plural Furchen (also Fürchen). The -ch- is Upper German; the Central German form Fure, Fuhre did not establish itself because of its homophony with Fuhre (“cartload”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊʁçə/

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Noun

Furche f (genitive Furche, plural Furchen)

1. furrow

Declension

Declension of Furche [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Furche	die	Furchen
genitive	einer	der	Furche	der	Furchen
dative	einer	der	Furche	den	Furchen
accusative	eine	die	Furche	die	Furchen

Related terms

• furchen

Further reading

• “Furche” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Furche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Furche” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Furche” in Duden online