Ruch

Ruch (plural Ruches)

1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruch is the 8891^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3682 individuals. Ruch is most common among White (95.25%) individuals.

• Chur, Urch, chur

Verbal substantive of riechen (“to smell”). Compare Dutch reuk (“smell”).

• IPA^(key): /ʁuːx/

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Ruch m (strong, genitive Ruchs or Ruches, plural Rüche, diminutive Rüchlein n)

1. smell, odour

• ruchlos
• Ruchlosigkeit
• Geruch
• anrüchig
• Anrüchigkeit

• “Ruch” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.