Jach
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See also: jach
English
Etymology
From Polish Jach or Czech Jach.
Proper noun
Jach (plural Jachs)
- A surname from Polish.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237.
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jach m anim (female equivalent Jachová)
- a male surname
Declension
Further reading
- “Jach”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
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
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 11:30:
- Mäi Jach ass nämlech net schwéier ze droen, a meng Laascht ass liicht.
- For my yoke is not hard to carry, and my burden is light.
- Mäi Jach ass nämlech net schwéier ze droen, a meng Laascht ass liicht.
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 11:30:
Polish
Etymology
From truncation of personal names beginning with Ja- (e.g. Jan, Jakub, and Jacenty) + -ch.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ax
- Syllabification: Jach
Proper noun
Jach m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Jach
Proper noun
Jach f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Derived terms
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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237.