English

Alternative forms

• ache

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

• cah, cha, HAC

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

• acht (obsolete)

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