Fach

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See also: fach and -fach

English

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Fach, short for Stimmfach. Doublet of fack.

Pronunciation

  • (non-anglicized) IPA(key): /fax/

Noun

Fach (plural Fächer)

  1. (music) A method of classifying singers, primarily opera singers, according to the range, weight, and color of their voices.

Usage notes

As an unadapted borrowing, this word is usually both capitalized (in accordance with German orthographic rules) and italicized in English-language texts.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fax/,
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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  • Hyphenation: Fach
  • Rhymes: -ax

Noun

Fach n (strong, genitive Faches or Fachs, plural Fächer)

  1. compartment
  2. drawer
  3. subject

Declension

Declension of Fach
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fach die Fächer
genitive eines des Faches, Fachs der Fächer
dative einem dem Fach, Fache1 den Fächern
accusative ein das Fach die Fächer

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Fach
  • → Esperanto: fako
  • → Kashubian: fach
  • → Luxembourgish: Fach
  • → Polish: fach

Further reading

  • “Fach” in Duden online
  • “Fach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką.

The contemporary form is clearly of German origin; there may have been an inherited *Faach, but the older dictionaries do not give it. Compare Gefaach.

Pronunciation

Noun

Fach n (plural Fächer)

  1. compartment
  2. pigeonhole, shelf
  3. subject, field, discipline

Derived terms

Plautdietsch

Noun

Fach n (plural Fecha)

  1. subject, course of study
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