gach

See also: Gach and gạch

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German gāch (“quick”), from Old High German gāhi (“sudden, quick, rash”), from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwuz (“sudden”). Cognate with German jäh (“abrupt, sudden, steep”) and Dutch gauw (“quickly, soon”). More at gay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ɑːχ/
• Hyphenation: gach

Adjective

gach (comparative gacher, superlative gachstn)

1. precipitous, rash
2. sudden, abrupt, quick
3. steep, abrupt
4. hot-tempered, short-tempered

Related terms

• gachgiftig
• gachlings
• Gachn
• Gachzorn
• gachzornig
• Gachzurn
• gachzurnig
• vergachn

 

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cach, proclitic form of cách, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Welsh pob).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡax/

Determiner

gach

1. each, every
   • 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:

     Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.

     A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.

Usage notes

• Gach resists lenition; the eclipsed form is ngach:

ó gach cuid ― from every part

do gach duine ― for every person

i ngach cearn ― in every quarter

Derived terms

• chuile
• gach aon
• gach dara
• gach re
• gach uile

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gach	ghach	ngach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Muong

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese gạch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡac⁷/

Noun

gach

1. (Mường Bi) brick

References

• Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of gamrat + -ch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡax/

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• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: gach
• Homophone: Gach

Noun

gach m pers (diminutive gaszek)

1. (colloquial) lover (sexual partner)

   Synonym: kochanek

2. (archaic) suitor, wooer

   Synonym: zalotnik

Declension

Declension of gach

	singular	plural
nominative	gach	gachy/gachowie
genitive	gacha	gachów
dative	gachowi	gachom
accusative	gacha	gachów
instrumental	gachem	gachami
locative	gachu	gachach
vocative	gachu	gachy/gachowie

Noun

gach m animal

1. male hare

Declension

Declension of gach

	singular	plural
nominative	gach	gachy
genitive	gacha	gachów
dative	gachowi	gachom
accusative	gacha	gachy
instrumental	gachem	gachami
locative	gachu	gachach
vocative	gachu	gachy

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cach, proclitic form of cách, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Welsh pob).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kax/

Adverb

gach

1. every, each

Usage notes

• Considered a little more formal or high-register than the synonymous a h-uile by some.
• Gach is an inherently definite word, acting grammatically as if there is an unwritten definite article. Thus, the prepositions ann, à, le, ri usually take the pre-article forms (anns, às, le, ris) when preceding gach, though some speakers use the basic forms instead.

Derived terms

• gach bliadhna (“every year, annually”)
• gach dàrnacha (“every second”)

 

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːχ/

Noun

gach

1. Soft mutation of cach.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cach	gach	nghach	chach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.