rach

See also: Rach, rách, rạch, and řach

English

Alternative forms

• rache, ratch

Etymology

From Middle English rache, racche, rachche, from Old English ræċċ.

Noun

rach (plural raches)

1. (dialectal) a dog that hunts by scent

Anagrams

• -arch, ARCH, Arch, Char, arch, arch-, arch., char

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

All forms of this verb, including all the suppletive forms, are derived from some conjugation of Old Irish téit; see there for more.

Verb

rach (past chaidh, future thèid, verbal noun dol)

1. go
2. happen
3. become, grow, get

Conjugation

Tense / Voice	Active	Dependent	Passive
Present	a' dol	--	--
Past	chaidh	deach	--
Future	thèid	tèid	--
Conditional	rachainn/rachadh/rachamaid	--	--

Derived terms

• bu dual do dh'isean an ròin a dhol chun na mara (“like father, like son”)
• dol-às (“escape, way out”)
• rach air fàrsan (“roam, rove”)
• rach am falach (“hide oneself”)
• rach an aghaidh (“reject, disobey”)
• rach an neul (“faint”) (verb)
• rach bhuaithe (“deteriorate”)
• rach mu thàmh (“go to bed”)