hach

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha(ː)x/

Interjection

hach

1. expresses musing or nostalgia

   Hach, das waren noch Zeiten...

   Ah, those were the days...

2. signals the end of a conservation, typically when nobody has spoken for a short while

   Hach ja, ich werd dann mal abwaschen.

   Oh well, I think I’ll go do the dishes then.

Usage notes

• In both senses, but especially in the second one, the word is often followed by ja.

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Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish haç (“cross”), ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Armenian խաչ (xačʻ, “cross”).

Noun

1. (Christianity) cross

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Middle English

Noun

hach

1. Alternative form of hacche

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Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• hāg

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective

hāch

1. high
2. tall

Descendants

• North Frisian: huuch (Föhr-Amrum)
• Saterland Frisian: hooch
• West Frisian: heech

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Spanish

Noun

hach m (plural hach)

1. hajj

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːχ/

Noun

hach

1. h-prothesized form of ach