Mach
English
Etymology
From Czech Mach, Slovak Mach, Polish Mach and related languages, from pet forms produced by truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- and the addition of the Slavic suffix -ch. Less commonly, a respelling of Hungarian Mács. In some cases, from Vietnamese or Cambodian.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation)
- IPA(key): /mɑːk/, /mæk/, /maːx/
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- Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk, -aːx
Proper noun
Mach
- A surname from Czech.
- Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (1838–1916), born in Moravia (now Czech Republic).
Noun
Mach (countable and uncountable, plural Machs)
- (physics, uncountable) A ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds; always precedes the Mach number.
- The jet traveled at Mach 3.
- (informal, countable) Short for Machiavellian.
- 2013, Mark R. Leary, Rick H. Hoyle, Handbook of Individual Differences in Social Behavior (page 97)
- The 1992 review concluded that Machs are generally less satisfied with their jobs.
- 2013, Mark R. Leary, Rick H. Hoyle, Handbook of Individual Differences in Social Behavior (page 97)
Derived terms
- Mach diamond
- Mach effect
- Mach front
- Mach wave
- Machmeter
- Mach number
- Mach stem
- Mach tuck
Translations
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 483.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑkh/, [ˈmɑ̝kh]
Noun
Mach
- Mach
- Hävittäjäkoneiden nopeus ilmaistaan usein Macheina.
- The speed of fighter planes is often expressed in Mach.
Declension
| Inflection of Mach (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Mach | Machit | ||
| genitive | Machin | Machien | ||
| partitive | Machia | Macheja | ||
| illative | Machiin | Macheihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Mach | Machit | ||
| accusative | nom. | Mach | Machit | |
| gen. | Machin | |||
| genitive | Machin | Machien | ||
| partitive | Machia | Macheja | ||
| inessive | Machissa | Macheissa | ||
| elative | Machista | Macheista | ||
| illative | Machiin | Macheihin | ||
| adessive | Machilla | Macheilla | ||
| ablative | Machilta | Macheilta | ||
| allative | Machille | Macheille | ||
| essive | Machina | Macheina | ||
| translative | Machiksi | Macheiksi | ||
| abessive | Machitta | Macheitta | ||
| instructive | — | Machein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Italian
Polish
Etymology
From truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- (e.g. Marcin, Maciej, Małomir) + -ch.[1] Alternatively, from machać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /max/
- Rhymes: -ax
- Syllabification: Mach
Declension
Further reading
- “Mach”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [max]
Further reading
- “Mach”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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