bach
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probable shortening of bachelor.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bach (plural baches)
- (New Zealand, northern) A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction.
Synonyms[edit]
- crib (“New Zealand”) (in southern South Island)
Translations[edit]
small house
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Further reading[edit]
Bach (New Zealand) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb[edit]
bach (third-person singular simple present baches, present participle baching, simple past and past participle bached)
- (US) To live apart from women, as during the period when a divorce is in progress. (Compare bachelor pad.)
Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
bach
Usage notes[edit]
- Sometimes reduplicated.
Derived terms[edit]
verb
Further reading[edit]
- bach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Welsh bych, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *bikkos.
Adjective[edit]
bach (feminine singular bach, plural bach, equative lleied, comparative llai, superlative lleiaf)
- small, little, short
- Na, rwy'n mynd ar y trên bach.[1] ― No, I'm taking the little train.
- not fully-grown or developed, young
- insignificant, unimportant, humble
- small (of business, etc.)
- lowercase (of letter)
Derived terms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Welsh and Old Welsh bach, from Proto-Celtic *bakkos, from Proto-Indo-European *bak-.
Noun[edit]
bach m (plural bachau)
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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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[edit]
- 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
References[edit]
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