ach

See also: ách, -ach, and ACH

English

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• ache

Noun

ach (plural achs)

1. (obsolete) A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.

Anagrams

• cah, cha, HAC

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑx
• IPA^(key): /ɑx/

Interjection

ach

1. oh, expresses compassion, surprise and dismay

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ag

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ax]

Interjection

ach

1. oh: expressing of surprise
2. oh: expressing wonder, amazement, or awe
3. oh: expressing understanding, recognition, or realization
4. oh: preceding an offhand or annoyed remark
5. oh: an invocation or address

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Irish

Alternative forms

• acht (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): [ɑx]
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ax]

Conjunction

ach

1. but

Preposition

ach

1. except, but

Adverb

ach

1. but, only, merely

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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

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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’).

Noun

ach f (plural achau or achoedd)

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