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
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kəʊtʃ/, [kʰəʊ̯tʃ]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koʊtʃ/, [kʰoʊ̯tʃ]
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.
- (Can we date this quote by Samuel Pepys and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (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
Related terms
Descendants
- → German: Coach
Translations
|
|
|
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
|
Verb
Lua error in Module:en-headword at line 1136: Legacy parameter 1=es/ies/d no longer supported, just use 'en-verb' without params
- (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
- (Can we date this quote by E. Waterhouse and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (transitive) To convey in a coach.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)
Derived terms
Translations
|
|
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “coach”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koːtʃ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "BE" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [koːtʃ]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "NL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [koʊ̯tʃ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
coach m (plural coaches or coachen, diminutive coachje n)
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
coach m (plural coachs)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “coach”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Noun
coach m (uncountable)
- coach (sports instructor)
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
coach m pers
- (sports) coach, trainer (person who trains another)
- (psychology) coach, instructor
- Synonym: trener
Declension
Noun
coach m inan
Declension
Related terms
- (noun) coaching
- (adjective) coachingowy
Further reading
- coach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Template:R:PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English coach. Doublet of coche.
Pronunciation
Noun
coach m (plural coaches)
Swedish
Etymology
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 |
- English terms borrowed from Middle French
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Hungarian
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/əʊtʃ
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Rail transportation
- British English
- Australian English
- en:Universities
- Oxford University slang
- en:Nautical
- Requests for date/Samuel Pepys
- English terms with usage examples
- English intransitive verbs
- en:Sports
- English transitive verbs
- Requests for date/E. Waterhouse
- Requests for quotations/Alexander Pope
- en:Occupations
- en:People
- en:Vehicles
- English terms derived from toponyms
- Dutch terms borrowed from English
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -es
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Occupations
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms derived from English
- French 1-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- Italian terms borrowed from English
- Italian terms derived from English
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian uncountable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish personal nouns
- pl:Sports
- pl:Psychology
- Polish inanimate nouns
- pl:Male people
- Spanish terms borrowed from English
- Spanish terms derived from English
- Spanish doublets
- Spanish 1-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Sports
- Swedish terms borrowed from English
- Swedish terms derived from English
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns