coach

See also: Coach

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi. According to historians, the coach was named after the small Hungarian town of Kocs, which made a livelihood from cart building and transport between Vienna and Budapest.

The meaning "instructor/trainer" is from Oxford University slang (c. 1830) for a "tutor" who "carries" one through an exam; the athletic sense is from 1861.^[1]

Pronunciation

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Audio (US): (file)
Audio (AU): (file)
Rhymes: -əʊtʃ

Noun

coach (plural coaches)

A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
Synonym: carriage
(rail transport, UK, Australia) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
Synonym: carriage
(originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.
(British, Australia) A single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus.
(nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
- (Can we date this quote by Samuel Pepys and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
  The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach.
(chiefly US) The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.
John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun coach

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Related terms

coachee

Descendants

→ German: Coach

Translations

wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power

Armenian: կառք (hy) (kaṙkʻ)
Bulgarian: пощенска кола (poštenska kola)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬車／马车 (zh) (mǎchē), 马车 (zh) (mǎchē)
Czech: kočár (cs) m
Dutch: koets (nl) c
Finnish: vaunut (fi)
French: coche (fr) m
German: Kutsche (de) f
Greek: πούλμαν (el) n (poúlman)
Hungarian: hintó (hu), kocsi (hu), szekér (hu)
Irish: cóiste m
Italian: carrozza (it) f, vettura (it) f, diligenza (it) f
Japanese: 馬車 (ja) (ばしゃ, basha)
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Latin: carrūca f, raeda f
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Latvian: kariete f, rati (lv) m pl
Macedonian: кочија f (kočija)
Malay: koc
Maori: koti
Norman: cârrosse f
Persian: کالسکه (fa) (kâleske)
Polish: powóz (pl) m, kareta (pl) f
Portuguese: coche (pt) m
Romanian: trăsură (ro) f
Russian: пово́зка (ru) f (povózka), каре́та (ru) f (karéta), коля́ска (ru) f (koljáska), экипа́ж (ru) m (ekipáž), дилижа́нс (ru) m (diližáns)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: кочија f

Roman: kòčija (sh) f
Slovene: kočija (sl) f
Spanish: coche (es) m
Swedish: skjuts (sv), diligens (sv)

rail passenger car

Armenian: վագոն (hy) (vagon)
Assamese: দবা (doba)
Belarusian: ваго́н m (vahón)
Bulgarian: вагон m (vagon)
Finnish: vaunu (fi)
French: voiture (fr) f
German: Wagen (de) m
Greek: βαγόνι (el) n (vagóni)
Hebrew: קרון נוסעים m (karon nosim), קרונות נוסעים m pl (kronot nosim)
Hungarian: vagon (hu), kocsi (hu)
Icelandic: rúta (is)
Indonesian: gerbong (id)
Irish: carráiste m
Italian: carrozza ferroviaria f, vettura (it) f
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Macedonian: ваго́н m (vagón)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vogn m or f

Nynorsk: vogn f
Persian: واگن (fa) (vâgon)
Polish: wagon (pl) m
Portuguese: carruagem (pt) f
Romanian: vagon (ro) n
Russian: ваго́н (ru) m (vagón)
Serbo-Croatian: вагон m, vagon (sh) m
Slovene: vagon m
Spanish: vagón (es) m
Swedish: vagn (sv)

trainer

Arabic: مُدَرِّب (ar) m (mudarrib)
Armenian: մարզիչ (hy) (marzičʻ)
Assamese: প্ৰশিক্ষক (proxikhok)
Bulgarian: треньор m (trenjor)
Catalan: entrenador (ca) m, entrenadora (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 教練／教练 (zh) (jiàoliàn), 教练 (zh) (jiàoliàn)
Czech: trenér (cs) m, trenérka (cs) f, kouč m
Danish: træner (da) c
Dutch: coach (nl) m, trainer (nl) m, trainster (nl) f
Finnish: valmentaja (fi)
French: entraineur (fr) m, entraineuse (fr) m
Galician: adestrador (gl) m, adestradora f
German: Trainer (de) m, Trainerin (de) f, Coach (de) m, Coachin f
Greek: προπονητής (el) m (proponitís), προπονήτρια (el) f (proponítria)
Hebrew: מאמן \ מְאַמֵּן (he) m (meamén), מאמנת \ מְאַמֶּנֶת f (meaménet)
Hungarian: edző (hu)
Indonesian: pelatih (id)
Irish: cóitseálaí m
Italian: allenatore (it) m, allenatrice f, istruttore (it) m, istruttrice (it) f, coach (it) m
Japanese: コーチ (ja) (kōchi), トレーナー (ja) (torēnā)
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Korean: 코치 (ko) (kochi), 트레이너 (teureineo)
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Latin: exercitor m
Macedonian: тренер m (trener), тренерка f (trenerka)
Malay: koc
Norwegian:
Bokmål: trener (no) m

Nynorsk: trenar m
Persian: مربی (fa) (morabi)
Polish: trener (pl) m, trenerka (pl) f
Portuguese: treinador (pt) m, treinadora f, técnico (pt) m, técnica (pt) f
Romanian: antrenor (ro) m, antrenoare (ro) f, coach (ro) m
Russian: тре́нер (ru) m (tréner)
Serbo-Croatian: trener (sh) m
Slovak: tréner m, trénerka f
Slovene: trener (sl) m, trenerka f
Spanish: entrenador (es) m, entrenadora (es) f
Swahili: mkufunzi (sw), kocha (sw)
Swedish: tränare (sv) c, coach (sv) c
Turkish: koç (tr)
Ukrainian: тре́нер m (tréner)
Walloon: etrinneu (wa) m, etrinnresse f

long-distance bus

Catalan: autocar (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 長途巴士／长途巴士 (coeng⁴ tou⁴ baa¹ si^6-2), 长途巴士 (coeng⁴ tou⁴ baa¹ si^6-2)

Mandarin: 長途汽車／长途汽车 (zh) (chángtú qìchē), 长途汽车 (zh) (chángtú qìchē), 客車／客车 (zh) (kèchē)
Dutch: reisbus (nl) m
Finnish: bussi (fi), linja-auto (fi)
French: autocar (fr) m
German: Reisebus (de) m, Überlandbus (de) m, Bus (de) m
Greek: υπεραστικό λεωφορείο n (yperastikó leoforeío)
Hungarian: távolsági autóbusz (hu), távolsági busz
Irish: bus m
Italian: corriera (it) f
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Norwegian:
Bokmål: turbuss m

Nynorsk: turbuss m
Polish: autokar (pl)
Portuguese: carreira (pt) f, autocarro (pt) m, ônibus (pt) m
Romanian: autocar (ro) n
Russian: авто́бус (ru) m (avtóbus)
Spanish: autocar m
Swedish: buss (sv), långfärdsbuss (sv)
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: авто́бус (uk) (avtóbus)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Slovak: ^{(please verify)} koč
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Verb

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(intransitive, sports) To train.
(transitive) To instruct; to train.
She has coached many opera stars.
(intransitive) To study under a tutor.
(intransitive) To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).
- (Can we date this quote by E. Waterhouse and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
  Affecting genteel fashions, coaching it to all quarters
(transitive) To convey in a coach.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)

Derived terms

coachability

Translations

sports: train

Bulgarian: тренирам (bg) (treniram)
Czech: trénovat (cs)
Dutch: coachen (nl), trainen (nl)
Finnish: valmentaa (fi)
French: entraîner (fr), entrainer (fr)
German: trainieren (de)
Greek: προπονώ (el) (proponó)
Hebrew: אימן (imén)
Hungarian: edz (hu)
Italian: allenare (it), addestrare (it)
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Macedonian: трени́ра (treníra)
Polish: trenować (pl) impf
Portuguese: treinar (pt)
Romanian: antrena (ro)
Slovak: trénovať
Slovene: trenirati
Spanish: entrenar (es)
Swedish: träna (sv), coacha (sv)

instruct

Dutch: opleiden (nl)
French: instruire (fr)
German: ausbilden (de)
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Macedonian: трени́ра (treníra)
Romanian: instrui (ro)

References

^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “coach”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Cacho, Chaco, chaco

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English coach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koːtʃ/
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Audio: (file)

Noun

coach m (plural coaches or coachen, diminutive coachje n)

trainer, instructor
counselor

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English coach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kotʃ/

Noun

coach m (plural coachs)

coach, trainer, instructor

Derived terms

coacher

Anagrams

cocha

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English coach.

Noun

coach m (uncountable)

coach (sports instructor)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

coach (osoba)

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

From English coach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): //kɔwt͡ʂ// invalid IPA characters (//)

Noun

coach m pers

(sports) coach, trainer (person who trains another)
(psychology) coach, instructor
Synonym: trener

Declension

Declension of coach

	singular	plural
nominative	coach	coachowie/coachy (deprecative)
genitive	coacha	coachów
dative	coachowi	coachom
accusative	coacha	coachów
instrumental	coachem	coachami
locative	coachu	coachach
vocative	coachu	coachowie

Noun

coach m inan

coachwork

Declension

Declension of coach

	singular	plural
nominative	coach	coache
genitive	coachu	coachów
dative	coachowi	coachom
accusative	coach	coache
instrumental	coachem	coachami
locative	coachu	coachach
vocative	coachu	coache

Related terms

(noun) coaching
(adjective) coachingowy

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English coach. Doublet of coche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkot͡ʃ/ [ˈkot͡ʃ]

Noun

coach m (plural coaches)

(sports) coach

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English coach.

Noun

coach c

coach; a trainer or instructor

Declension

Declension of coach
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	coach	coachen	coacher	coacherna
Genitive	coachs	coachens	coachers	coachernas

[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “coach”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

[1]

coach

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French

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Italian

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Polish

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Spanish

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Swedish

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