hach

German

Etymology

Natural exclamation, similar to ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ha(ː)x/
  • Audio(file)

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.

Further reading
  • “hach” in Duden online

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish haç (“cross”), ultimately from Armenian խաչ (xačʻ, “cross”).

Noun

hach m (Latin spelling)

  1. (Christianity) cross

Middle English

Noun

hach

  1. Alternative form of hacche

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective

hāch

  1. high
  2. tall

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Noun

hach m (plural hach)

  1. hajj

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haːχ/
  • Rhymes: -aːχ

Noun

hach

  1. h-prothesized form of ach

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ach unchanged unchanged hach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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