bach

See also: Bach, bách, bạch, and bac̱h

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæt͡ʃ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /bɛtʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ætʃ
• Homophone: batch

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of bachelor pad.

Noun

bach (plural baches)

1. (New Zealand, northern) A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction.

   Synonym: (New Zealand, in southern South Island) crib

Translations

small house

• Maori: kōpuha

Verb

bach (third-person singular simple present baches, present participle baching, simple past and past participle bached)

1. (US) To live apart from women, as during the period when a divorce is in progress.

Etymology 2

Noun

bach (plural baches)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of bachelorette.
   • 2018 April 30, Dani Pascarella, “Why You Feel Guilty When You Spend Money And How To Stop”, in Forbes‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-24:

     When I ask people how spending money makes them feel, so many of them respond, "Guilty." ¶ They'll give an example of how a rough day at the office led to buying a pair of shoes online or how they got a little carried away at their friend's bach party in Vegas.

   • 2020 August 14, Pippa Raga, “50 of the Best IG Captions for Your Bestie's Bachelorette or Hen Party”, in Distractify‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-02-02:

     Bachelorette party captions for Instagram […] Babes, baches, bikinis, and boats.

   • 2021 November 12, Erin Celletti, “Montreal Bachelorette Party Guide and Itinerary Ideas”, in Brides‎^[4], archived from the original on 2023-05-31:

     While everyone else is flocking down South for a bach bash, you'll be singing "Oh, Canada," as you spend a weekend immersed in the city's uniquely hip take on old-world European culture.

   • 2023 May 19, Samantha Grindell, Hannah Chubb, “Only the 21 Best Bachelorette Party Destinations for You and Your "I Do" Crew, Bb”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[5], New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-19:

     There are literally thousands of places you could go during a bach weekend in NYC, but take a tip from this New Yorker: Head to Beauty Bar as at least one of your bar-hopping spots.

   • 2023 May 25, Stephanie Cain, quoting Lauren Kay, “Why More Brides Are Opting for Solo Bachelorette Trips”, in The New York Times‎^[6], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-23:

     "Bach parties are a time-honored tradition, but just like weddings, these have become hugely personalized," Lauren Kay, the executive editor of The Knot, said. "Can you get married without one or by taking a solo trip? Absolutely."

Further reading

• Bach (New Zealand) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• BHCA

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbax/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: bach

Interjection

bach

1. boom, bam, pow, wham (used when imitating a sudden, hard hit)

Usage notes

• Sometimes reduplicated.

Derived terms

verb

• bachnąć

 

Further reading

• bach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bach in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːχ/
• Rhymes: -aːχ

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh bych, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos.

Adjective

bach (feminine singular bach, plural bach, equative lleied, comparative llai, superlative lleiaf)

1. small, little, short

   Na, rwy'n mynd ar y trên bach.

   No, I'm taking the little train.

2. not fully-grown or developed, young
3. insignificant, unimportant, humble
4. small (of business, etc.)
5. lowercase (of letter)

Synonyms

• bychan

Derived terms

• to bach (“circumflex”)
• tŷ bach (“toilet, loo”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh and Old Welsh bach, from Proto-Celtic *bakkos, from Proto-Indo-European *bak-.

Noun

bach m (plural bachau)

1. hook
2. hinge

   Synonyms: corddyn, colfach, colyn

4. (typography) bracket

   Synonym: cromfach

Hyponyms

• bach cyrliog (“curly bracket”)
• bach petryal (“square bracket”)
• cromfach (“bracket, parenthesis”)

Derived terms

• bachiad
• bachog
• bachu
• bachyn

 

Compounds

• bach clo
• cigfach
• colfach
• crogfach
• gafaelfach

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bach	fach	mach	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies