sach

See also: sách, šach, sạch, and Såch

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zax/, /zaːx/
• Rhymes: -ax, -aːx

Verb

sach

1. (regional) alternative form of sag

Middle Dutch

Verb

sach

1. first/third-person singular present indicative of sien

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh sach, from Proto-Brythonic *sax, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “bag of coarse cloth”), from Semitic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːχ/
• Rhymes: -aːχ

Noun

sach f (plural sachau, diminutive sachen, not mutable)

1. sack

Derived terms

• sach fras (“gunnysack”)
• sach gefn (“backpack”)
• sach gysgu (“sleeping bag”)
• sachlïain, llieinsach, lliain sach (“sackcloth”)

Related terms

• sachell (“satchel”)

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sach”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “sach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies