Jach

See also: jach

English

Etymology

From Polish Jach or Czech Jach.

Proper noun

Jach (plural Jachs)

  1. A surname from Polish.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German joch, from Old High German joh, from Proto-Germanic *juką. Cognate with German Joch, Dutch juk, English yoke, Icelandic ok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaχ/, [jɑχ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑχ

Noun

Jach n (plural Jachen)

  1. yoke

Polish

Etymology

From truncation of personal names beginning with Ja- (e.g. Jan, Jakub, and Jacenty) + -ch.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jax/
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: Jach

Proper noun

Jach m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Jach f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Derived terms

  • Jachowa
  • Jachówna

References

  1. Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity, page 261
  2. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237.

Further reading

  • Jach”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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