Bach

See also: bach, bách, bạch, and bac̱h

English

Etymology

From German Bach. The surname was brought to the Anglo-Saxon world by immigrants from Germany, Denmark, etc.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bach

  1. A surname​ of English-speakers.
  2. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From German Bach, also as a Germanisation/Germanization of the Danish surname Bak (“hill”).

Proper noun

Bach

  1. A surname​ of Danish-speakers.
  2. (music) Bach

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz. Cognate with English beach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baχ/
  • audio(file)

Noun

Bach m (genitive Baches or Bachs, plural Bäche, diminutive Bächlein n or Bächelchen n)

  1. brook, stream

Declension

Proper noun

Bach m (genitive Bachs)

  1. A topographic surname​.
  2. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer

Proper noun

Bach n (genitive Bachs)

  1. A municipality in Tyrol, Austria.

Derived terms

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒxː]
  • Hyphenation: Bach

Proper noun

Bach

  1. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Bach Bachok
accusative Bachot Bachokat
dative Bachnak Bachoknak
instrumental Bachhal Bachokkal
causal-final Bachért Bachokért
translative Bachhá Bachokká
terminative Bachig Bachokig
essive-formal Bachként Bachokként
essive-modal — —
inessive Bachban Bachokban
superessive Bachon Bachokon
adessive Bachnál Bachoknál
illative Bachba Bachokba
sublative Bachra Bachokra
allative Bachhoz Bachokhoz
elative Bachból Bachokból
delative Bachról Bachokról
ablative Bachtól Bachoktól
Possessive forms of Bach
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Bachom Bachjaim
2nd person sing. Bachod Bachjaid
3rd person sing. Bachja Bachjai
1st person plural Bachunk Bachjaink
2nd person plural Bachotok Bachjaitok
3rd person plural Bachjuk Bachjaik

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

From truncation of personal names beginning with Ba- (e.g. Bartłomiej) +‎ -ch. Alternatively, from Proto-Slavic bachati ("to chatter") or bach (“impact sound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bax/

Proper noun

Bach m pers, f

  1. A masculine surname​.
  2. A feminine surname​.

Declension

Masculine surname:

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Bach m

  1. A surname​.
  2. (music) Bach (German composer)
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