Bach

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See also: bach, bách, bạch, Bạch, and bac̱h

English

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Etymology 1

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    Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.
    Proto-Germanic *bakiz
    Proto-West Germanic *baki
    German Bachbor.
    English Bach

    From German Bach. The surname was brought to the Anglo-Saxon world by immigrants from other Germanic countries. Doublet of Beach.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Bach

    1. A surname from German.
    2. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.
    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Vietnamese Bạch. Doublet of Bai.

    Proper noun

    Bach

    1. A surname from Vietnamese.

    Statistics

    • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bach is the 2,986th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11,999 individuals. Bach is most common among White (84.82%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.70%) individuals.

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    Danish

    Etymology

    From German Bach, also as a Germanisation/Germanization of the Danish surname Bak (“hill”).

    Proper noun

    Bach

    1. a surname of Danish-speakers
    2. (music) Bach

    German

    Etymology

      From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Cognate with English beach and English beck.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /baχ/
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      • Rhymes: -ax

      Noun

      Bach m (strong, genitive Baches or Bachs, plural Bäche, diminutive Bächlein n or Bächelchen n)

      1. brook, stream

      Declension

      Declension of Bach
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative ein der Bach die Bäche
      genitive eines des Baches, Bachs der Bäche
      dative einem dem Bach, Bache1 den Bächen
      accusative einen den Bach die Bäche

      1Now rare, see notes.

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      Proper noun

      Bach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bachs or (with an article) Bach, feminine genitive Bach, plural Bachs)

      1. a topographic surname
      2. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer

      Proper noun

      Bach n (proper noun, genitive Bachs or (optionally with an article) Bach)

      1. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria

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      Hungarian

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      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Bach

      1. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer

      Declension

      Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
      singular plural
      nominative Bach Bachok
      accusative Bachot Bachokat
      dative Bachnak Bachoknak
      instrumental Bachhal Bachokkal
      causal-final Bachért Bachokért
      translative Bachhá Bachokká
      terminative Bachig Bachokig
      essive-formal Bachként Bachokként
      essive-modal — —
      inessive Bachban Bachokban
      superessive Bachon Bachokon
      adessive Bachnál Bachoknál
      illative Bachba Bachokba
      sublative Bachra Bachokra
      allative Bachhoz Bachokhoz
      elative Bachból Bachokból
      delative Bachról Bachokról
      ablative Bachtól Bachoktól
      non-attributive
      possessive - singular             		Baché Bachoké
      non-attributive
      possessive - plural             		Bachéi Bachokéi
      Possessive forms of Bach
      possessor single possession multiple possessions
      1st person sing. Bachom Bachjaim
      2nd person sing. Bachod Bachjaid
      3rd person sing. Bachja Bachjai
      1st person plural Bachunk Bachjaink
      2nd person plural Bachotok Bachjaitok
      3rd person plural Bachjuk Bachjaik

      Derived terms

      Plautdietsch

      Etymology

      From Middle Low German bach, from Old Saxon *bak, from Proto-West Germanic *baki (“brook; beach”).

      Cognate with Dutch beek, German Bach, English beach, Swedish bäck.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Bach n (plural Bäakja)

      1. stream, creek, brook

      Polish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈbax/
      • Rhymes: -ax
      • Syllabification: Bach

      Proper noun

      Bach m pers

      1. a male surname

      Declension

      Declension of Bach
      singular plural
      nominative Bach Bachowie
      genitive Bacha Bachów
      dative Bachowi Bachom
      accusative Bacha Bachów
      instrumental Bachem Bachami
      locative Bachu Bachach
      vocative Bachu Bachowie

      Proper noun

      Bach f (indeclinable)

      1. a female surname

      Further reading

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

      Portuguese

      Etymology

      From German Bach.

      Proper noun

      Bach m

      1. a surname from German
      2. (music) Bach (German composer)
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