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ach

ach

See also: ách, -ach, and ACH

English

Alternative forms

Noun

ach (plural achs)

  1. (obsolete) Any of several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.

Etymology 2

Interjection

ach

  1. Alternative form of och

Anagrams


Chuukese

Determiner

ach

  1. First-person plural inclusive general possessive; our (inclusive)

Related terms


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑx
  • IPA(key): /ɑx/

Interjection

ach

  1. oh, expresses compassion, surprise and dismay

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ag

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ach, from Old High German ah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ax]

Interjection

ach

  1. oh: expressing surprise, wonder, amazement, or awe
  2. oh: expressing sorrow
  3. oh: expressing understanding, recognition, or realization
  4. oh: preceding an offhand or annoyed remark
  5. oh: preceding an invocation or address, but rarely a solemn one

Derived terms

  • ach du liebe Güte
  • ach du lieber Gott
  • ach je
  • ächzen

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish acht (but, except), from Proto-Celtic *ektos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ɑx/
  • (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ax/

Conjunction

ach

  1. but

Preposition

ach (plus nominative, triggers no mutation)

  1. except, but

Derived terms

  • ach oiread (as well) (after a negative)

Adverb

ach

  1. but, only, merely

References

  • "ach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • acht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑx/, [ax], [ɑχ]

Interjection

  1. oh (an expression of grievance or displeasure)

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian acht. Compare West Frisian acht.

Numeral

ach

  1. (Heligoland) eight

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish acht (but, except), from Proto-Celtic *ektos, from Proto-Indo-European *eghs.

Conjunction

ach

  1. but
    Thèid mise ach cha tèid thusa. ― I'll go but you won't [go].
  2. except, only
    Cha robh ann ach trì daoine. ― There were only three people (literally "there was not there but/except for three people").

Etymology 2

Shortened form of feuch.

Conjunction

ach

  1. so that
    Dh'aontaich e ach am biodh adhartas air choireigin ann. ― He agreed so that there would be some progress.

References

  • acht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *akkā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekkeh₂ (compare Latin Acca (Larentia), a Roman goddess, Ancient Greek Ἀκκώ (Akkṓ, nurse of Demeter), Sanskrit अक्का (akkā, mother)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːχ/

Noun

ach f (plural achau or achoedd)

  1. kinship
  2. pedigree, ancestry
  3. (plural) lineage
  4. (plural) genealogy, family roots

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ach unchanged unchanged hach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.