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English
Etymology
From Polish Jach or Czech Jach.
Proper noun
Jach (plural Jachs)
- 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
Noun
Jach n (plural Jachen)
- yoke
Polish
Etymology
From truncation of personal names beginning with Ja- (e.g. Jan, Jakub, and Jacenty) + -ch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jax/
- Rhymes: -ax
- Syllabification: Jach
Proper noun
Jach m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Proper noun
Jach f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity, page 261
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237.