Jach

See also: jach

English

Etymology

From Polish Jach or Czech Jach.

Proper noun

Jach (plural Jachs)

1. A surname from Polish.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German joch, from Old High German joh, from Proto-Germanic *juką. Cognate with German Joch, Dutch juk, English yoke, Icelandic ok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaχ/, [jɑχ]
• Rhymes: -ɑχ

Noun

Jach n (plural Jachen)

1. yoke
   • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 11:30:

     Mäi Jach ass nämlech net schwéier ze droen, a meng Laascht ass liicht.

     For my yoke is not hard to carry, and my burden is light.

Polish

Etymology

From truncation of personal names beginning with Ja- (e.g. Jan, Jakub, and Jacenty) + -ch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jax/
• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: Jach

Proper noun

Jach m pers or f

1. a masculine surname
2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Jach

	singular	plural
nominative	Jach	Jachowie
genitive	Jacha	Jachów
dative	Jachowi	Jachom
accusative	Jacha	Jachów
instrumental	Jachem	Jachami
locative	Jachu	Jachach
vocative	Jachu	Jachowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms

• Jachowa
• Jachówna

 

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames