Mach

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See also: mach, Mach., mách, and mạch

English

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Etymology

From Czech Mach, Slovak Mach, Polish Mach and related languages, from pet forms produced by truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- and the addition of the Slavic suffix -ch. Less commonly, a respelling of Hungarian Mács. In some cases, from Vietnamese or Cambodian.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mach

  1. A surname from Czech.
  2. Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (1838–1916), born in Moravia (now Czech Republic).

Noun

Mach (countable and uncountable, plural Machs)

  1. (physics, uncountable) A ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds; always precedes the Mach number.
    The jet traveled at Mach 3.
  2. (informal, countable) Short for Machiavellian.
    • 2013, Mark R. Leary, ‎Rick H. Hoyle, Handbook of Individual Differences in Social Behavior (page 97)
      The 1992 review concluded that Machs are generally less satisfied with their jobs.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 483.

Anagrams

Choctaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English March.

Noun

Mach

  1. March

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mach m anim (feminine Machová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Finnish

Etymology

From Czech Mach.

Pronunciation

Noun

Mach

  1. Mach
    Hävittäjäkoneiden nopeus ilmaistaan usein Macheina.
    The speed of fighter planes is often expressed in Mach.

Declension

Inflection of Mach (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Mach Machit
genitive Machin Machien
partitive Machia Macheja
illative Machiin Macheihin
singular plural
nominative Mach Machit
accusative nom. Mach Machit
gen. Machin
genitive Machin Machien
partitive Machia Macheja
inessive Machissa Macheissa
elative Machista Macheista
illative Machiin Macheihin
adessive Machilla Macheilla
ablative Machilta Macheilta
allative Machille Macheille
essive Machina Macheina
translative Machiksi Macheiksi
abessive Machitta Macheitta
instructive — Machein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mach (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Machini Machini
accusative nom. Machini Machini
gen. Machini
genitive Machini Machieni
partitive Machiani Machejani
inessive Machissani Macheissani
elative Machistani Macheistani
illative Machiini Macheihini
adessive Machillani Macheillani
ablative Machiltani Macheiltani
allative Machilleni Macheilleni
essive Machinani Macheinani
translative Machikseni Macheikseni
abessive Machittani Macheittani
instructive — —
comitative — Macheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Machisi Machisi
accusative nom. Machisi Machisi
gen. Machisi
genitive Machisi Machiesi
partitive Machiasi Machejasi
inessive Machissasi Macheissasi
elative Machistasi Macheistasi
illative Machiisi Macheihisi
adessive Machillasi Macheillasi
ablative Machiltasi Macheiltasi
allative Machillesi Macheillesi
essive Machinasi Macheinasi
translative Machiksesi Macheiksesi
abessive Machittasi Macheittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Macheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Machimme Machimme
accusative nom. Machimme Machimme
gen. Machimme
genitive Machimme Machiemme
partitive Machiamme Machejamme
inessive Machissamme Macheissamme
elative Machistamme Macheistamme
illative Machiimme Macheihimme
adessive Machillamme Macheillamme
ablative Machiltamme Macheiltamme
allative Machillemme Macheillemme
essive Machinamme Macheinamme
translative Machiksemme Macheiksemme
abessive Machittamme Macheittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Macheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Machinne Machinne
accusative nom. Machinne Machinne
gen. Machinne
genitive Machinne Machienne
partitive Machianne Machejanne
inessive Machissanne Macheissanne
elative Machistanne Macheistanne
illative Machiinne Macheihinne
adessive Machillanne Macheillanne
ablative Machiltanne Macheiltanne
allative Machillenne Macheillenne
essive Machinanne Macheinanne
translative Machiksenne Macheiksenne
abessive Machittanne Macheittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Macheinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Machinsa Machinsa
accusative nom. Machinsa Machinsa
gen. Machinsa
genitive Machinsa Machiensa
partitive Machiaan
Machiansa 		Machejaan
Machejansa
inessive Machissaan
Machissansa 		Macheissaan
Macheissansa
elative Machistaan
Machistansa 		Macheistaan
Macheistansa
illative Machiinsa Macheihinsa
adessive Machillaan
Machillansa 		Macheillaan
Macheillansa
ablative Machiltaan
Machiltansa 		Macheiltaan
Macheiltansa
allative Machilleen
Machillensa 		Macheilleen
Macheillensa
essive Machinaan
Machinansa 		Macheinaan
Macheinansa
translative Machikseen
Machiksensa 		Macheikseen
Macheiksensa
abessive Machittaan
Machittansa 		Macheittaan
Macheittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Macheineen
Macheinensa

Italian

Noun

Mach m (invariable)

  1. Mach (number)

Polish

Etymology

From truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- (e.g. Marcin, Maciej, Małomir) + -ch. Alternatively, from machać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /max/
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: Mach

Proper noun

Mach m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Mach
singular plural
nominative Mach Machowie
genitive Macha Machów
dative Machowi Machom
accusative Macha Machów
instrumental Machem Machami
locative Machu Machach
vocative Machu Machowie

Proper noun

Mach f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

References

  1. ^ Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎, page 261

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Noun

Mach m (plural Machs)

  1. (physics) Mach (ratio of speed to the speed of sound)

Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mach m anim (feminine Machová)

  1. a male surname

Further reading

  • “Mach”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Unserdeutsch

Etymology

From German Macht.

Noun

Mach

  1. might, power
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