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Subject: Re: Dotterweich
Author: Andy ;—)   (guest, 87.177.78.131)
Date: August 20, 2008 at 9:27:58 PM
Reply to: Dotterweich by Susanjane190
An interesting surname, indeed. Translates "soft as yolk." The pronunciation is DOtehvaikh, the kh representing a fricative shaped between rear part of tongue and gum. Hard to describe, foreigners usually fail on this.

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