ach

See also: ách, -ach, and ACH

English

Etymology 1

From French ache, from Latin apium (“parsley”).

Alternative forms

Noun

ach (plural achs)

  1. (obsolete) Any of several species of plants, such 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)
Chuukese possessive determiners
Small objects, concepts Large objects, living things Suffix
Singular First person ainei-ei
Second person omw, omnoum-om
Third person announ-an
PluralFirst person äm (exclusive)
ach (inclusive)		nöu̇m (exclusive)
nöüch (inclusive)		-em (exclusive)
-ach (inclusive)
Second person ämi, aminoumi-emi
Third person arnour-er

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • 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

Further reading

  • ach in Duden online

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Conjunction

ach

  1. but

Preposition

ach (plus nominative, triggers no mutation)

  1. except, but
Derived terms

Adverb

ach

  1. but, only, merely

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

Interjection

ach!

  1. ah! och! ugh!

Further reading

  • "ach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “acht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “ach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “ach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑx/, [ax], [ɑχ]

Interjection

ach

  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): /aːχ/

Noun

ach f (plural achau or achoedd)

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

Mutation

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