coach

See also: Coach

English

A double-decker coach

The coach of a train

A horse-drawn coach in Japan

A tennis coach during a lesson

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi. According to historians, the coach was named after the small Hungarian town of Kocs, which made a livelihood from cart building and transport between Vienna and Budapest.

The meaning "instructor/trainer" is from Oxford University slang (c. 1830) for a "tutor" who "carries" one through an exam; the athletic sense is from 1861.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kəʊtʃ/,
(US) IPA^(key): /koʊt͡ʃ/,
Audio (US) (file)
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊtʃ

Noun

coach (plural coaches)

A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
Synonym: carriage
(rail transport, UK, Australia) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
Synonym: carriage
(originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.
(British, Australia) A long-distance, or privately hired, bus.
(nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
- 1660 May 13 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “May 3rd, 1660”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys , volume I, London: George Bell & Sons ; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1893, →OCLC:
  The commanders all came on board and the council sat in the coach.
(chiefly US) The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.
We couldn't afford the good tickets, so we spent the flight crammed in coach.
(chiefly US) The lower-fare service whose passengers sit in this part of the airplane or train; economy class.

Derived terms

Related terms

coachee

Descendants

→ Czech: kouč
→ Danish: coach
→ Dutch: coach
→ French: coach
→ German: Coach
→ Italian: coach
→ Japanese: コーチ (kōchi)
→ Korean: 코치 (kochi)
→ Malay: koc
→ Polish: coach
→ Spanish: coach
→ Swahili: kocha
→ Swedish: coach

Translations

wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage

Armenian: կառք (hy) (kaṙkʻ)
Belarusian: паво́зка f (pavózka), воз m (voz), карэ́та f (karéta), экіпа́ж m (ekipáž)
Bulgarian: по́щенска кола́ f (póštenska kolá)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬車／马车 (zh) (mǎchē)
Czech: kočár (cs) m
Danish: personvogn c
Dutch: koets (nl) c
Esperanto: ĉaro
Finnish: vaunut (fi)
French: coche (fr) m
German: Kutsche (de) f
Greek: πούλμαν (el) n (poúlman)
Hungarian: hintó (hu), kocsi (hu), szekér (hu)
Irish: cóiste m
Italian: carrozza (it) f, vettura (it) f, diligenza (it) f, cocchio (it) m
Japanese: 馬車 (ja) (ばしゃ, basha)
Korean: 마차(馬車) (ko) (macha)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: erebe (ku) f, erebane (ku) f
Latin: carrūca f, raeda f
Latvian: kariete (lv) f, rati (lv) m pl
Macedonian: кочија f (kočija)
Malay: koc, gerabak (ms)
Maori: koti
Norman: cârrosse f
Ottoman Turkish: قاروچه (karoça)
Persian: کالسکه (fa) (kâleske)
Polish: powóz (pl) m, kareta (pl) f
Portuguese: coche (pt) m
Romanian: trăsură (ro) f, caleașcă (ro) f
Russian: пово́зка (ru) f (povózka), каре́та (ru) f (karéta), коля́ска (ru) f (koljáska), экипа́ж (ru) m (ekipáž), дилижа́нс (ru) m (diližáns)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ко̀чија f

Roman: kòčija (sh) f
Slovene: kočija (sl) f
Spanish: coche (es) m
Swedish: skjuts (sv), diligens (sv)
Ukrainian: пово́зка f (povózka), екіпа́ж m (ekipáž), по́віз m (póviz) (old)

rail passenger car

Arabic: عَرَبَة f (ʕaraba)
Armenian: վագոն (hy) (vagon)
Assamese: দবা (doba)
Belarusian: ваго́н m (vahón)
Bulgarian: ваго́н (bg) m (vagón)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 車廂／车厢 (zh) (chēxiāng)
Czech: vagón (cs) m
Danish: passagervogn c
Esperanto: ĉaro, pulmano
Finnish: vaunu (fi)
French: voiture (fr) f
German: Wagen (de) m
Greek: βαγόνι (el) n (vagóni)
Hebrew: קָרוֹן (he) m (karon), קרון נוסעים m (karon nosim), קרונות נוסעים m pl (kronot nosim)
Hindi: रेलगाड़ी f (relgāṛī), गाड़ी (hi) f (gāṛī)
Hungarian: vagon (hu), kocsi (hu)
Icelandic: vagn (is) m, rúta (is)
Indonesian: gerbong (id)
Irish: carráiste m
Italian: carrozza ferroviaria f, vettura (it) f
Japanese: 客車 (ja) (きゃくしゃ, kyakusha)
Khmer: វ៉ាហ្គុង (vaagung), ទូរទេះភ្លើង (tuu rɔteh phləəng)
Korean: 객차(客車) (ko) (gaekcha)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: vagon (ku) f
Macedonian: вагон (mk) m (vagon)
Malay: koc, gerabak (ms), gerbong
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vogn m or f

Nynorsk: vogn f
Persian: واگن (fa) (vâgon)
Polish: wagon (pl) m
Portuguese: carruagem (pt) f
Romanian: vagon (ro) n
Russian: ваго́н (ru) m (vagón)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ва̀го̄н m

Roman: vàgōn (sh) m
Slovak: vagón m
Slovene: vagon m
Spanish: vagón (es) m
Swedish: vagn (sv)
Thai: ตู้รถไฟ (dtûu-rót-fai)
Ukrainian: ваго́н (uk) m (vahón)

trainer

Albanian: trajner (sq) m
Arabic: مُدَرِّب (ar) m (mudarrib), مُدَرِّبَة f (mudarriba)
Armenian: մարզիչ (hy) (marzičʻ)
Assamese: প্ৰশিক্ষক (proxikhok)
Azerbaijani: məşqçi (az)
Belarusian: трэ́нер m (trénjer), трэ́нерка f (trénjerka), трэ́нэр m (tréner), трэ́нэрка f (trénerka)
Bulgarian: треньо́р m (trenjór), треньо́рка f (trenjórka)
Catalan: entrenador (ca) m, entrenadora (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 教練／教练 (zh) (jiàoliàn)
Czech: trenér (cs) m, trenérka (cs) f, kouč (cs) m
Danish: træner (da) c
Dutch: coach (nl) m, trainer (nl) m, trainster (nl) f
Estonian: treener
Finnish: valmentaja (fi)
French: entraineur (fr) m, entraineuse (fr) f
Galician: adestrador (gl) m, adestradora f
Georgian: მწვრთნელი (mc̣vrtneli)
German: Trainer (de) m, Trainerin (de) f, Coach (de) m, Coachin f
Greek: προπονητής (el) m (proponitís), προπονήτρια (el) f (proponítria)
Hebrew: מאמן \ מְאַמֵּן (he) m (meamén), מאמנת \ מְאַמֶּנֶת f (meaménet)
Hindi: प्रशिक्षक m (praśikṣak)
Hungarian: edző (hu), tréner (hu)
Icelandic: þjálfari m
Indonesian: pelatih (id)
Irish: cóitseálaí m, traenálaí m
Italian: allenatore (it) m, allenatrice f, istruttore (it) m, istruttrice (it) f, coach (it) m
Japanese: コーチ (ja) (kōchi), トレーナー (ja) (torēnā)
Kazakh: бапкер (bapker), жаттықтырушы (jattyqtyruşy)
Khmer: គ្រូបង្វឹក (kruu bɑngvək)
Korean: 코치 (ko) (kochi), 트레이너 (teureineo)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: rahêner (ku) m or f, antrenor (ku) m or f
Kyrgyz: тренер (ky) (trener)
Latin: exercitor m
Latvian: treneris m
Lithuanian: treneris m, trenerė f
Macedonian: тренер m (trener), тренерка f (trenerka)
Malay: koc, jurulatih (ms)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: сургагч (mn) (surgagč)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: trener (no) m

Nynorsk: trenar m
Persian: مربی (fa) (morabi)
Polish: trener (pl) m, trenerka (pl) f
Portuguese: treinador (pt) m, treinadora f, técnico (pt) m, técnica (pt) f, coach (pt) m
Romanian: antrenor (ro) m, antrenoare (ro) f, coach (ro) m
Russian: тре́нер (ru) m (tréner) (male or female), тре́нерша (ru) f (trénerša) (the female form is colloquial)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: тре́нер m

Roman: tréner (sh) m
Slovak: tréner m, trénerka f
Slovene: trener (sl) m, trenerka f
Spanish: entrenador (es) m, entrenadora (es) f
Swahili: mkufunzi (sw), kocha (sw)
Swedish: tränare (sv) c, coach (sv) c
Tajik: тренер (trener)
Thai: ครูฝึก (kruu-fʉ̀k), โค้ช (th) (kóot), ผู้สอน (pûu-sɔ̌ɔn), ผู้ฝึกสอน (pûu-fʉ̀k-sɔ̌ɔn)
Turkish: koç (tr), antrenör (tr)
Turkmen: trener
Ukrainian: тре́нер m (tréner), тре́нерка f (trénerka)
Uzbek: trener (uz)
Vietnamese: huấn luyện viên (vi)
Walloon: etrinneu (wa) m, etrinnresse f

long-distance bus

Arabic: حافلة السفر f (ḥāfila al-safar), حافلة النقل الخارجي f (ḥāfila al-naql al-khārijī), حافلة النقل المدني f (ḥāfila al-naql al-madanī), حَافِلَة الْمَسَافَات الْبَعِيدَة f (ḥāfilat al-masāfāt al-baʕīda)
Breton: karr-boutin (br) m
Catalan: autocar (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 長途巴士／长途巴士 (coeng⁴ tou⁴ baa¹ si^6-2)

Mandarin: 長途汽車／长途汽车 (zh) (chángtú qìchē), 客車／客车 (zh) (kèchē)

Wu: 客车
Danish: rutebil (da) c
Dutch: touringcar (nl) c, reisbus (nl) m, snelbus (nl) m (public transport)
Esperanto: aŭtoĉaro
Finnish: bussi (fi), linja-auto (fi)
French: autocar (fr) m
German: Reisebus (de) m, Überlandbus (de) m, Bus (de) m
Greek: υπεραστικό λεωφορείο n (yperastikó leoforeío)
Hungarian: távolsági autóbusz (hu), távolsági busz
Indonesian: bus jarak jauh, bus besar
Irish: bus m
Italian: corriera (it) f, pullman (it)
Japanese: 高速バス, コーチ (ja)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: otobûs (ku) f
Malay: koc
Norwegian:
Bokmål: turbuss m, langdistansebuss m

Nynorsk: turbuss m, langdistansebuss m
Polish: autokar (pl)
Portuguese: carreira (pt) f, autocarro (pt) m, ônibus (pt) m, autopullman m, autocarro de turismo, ônibus rodoviario m
Romanian: autocar (ro) n
Russian: авто́бус (ru) m (avtóbus), автобус дальнего следования m (avtobus dalʹnevo sledovanija)
Spanish: autocar m
Swedish: buss (sv), långfärdsbuss (sv)
Tamil: கோச் (kōc)
Thai: รถโค้ช (rót-kóot)
Turkish: şehirlerarası otobüs sg
Ukrainian: авто́бус (uk) m (avtóbus), автобус далекого прямування m (avtobus dalekoho prjamuvannja)
Vietnamese: xe khách (vi)

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Translations to be checked

Slovak: ^{(please verify)} koč

Verb

coach (third-person singular simple present coaches, present participle coaching, simple past and past participle coached)

(intransitive, sports) To train.
(transitive) To instruct; to train.
She has coached many opera stars.
(intransitive) To study under a tutor.
(intransitive) To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).
- 1653, Edward Waterhouse, A humble Apologie for Learning and Learned Men:
  Affecting genteel fashions, coaching it to all quarters
(transitive) To convey in a coach.
- 1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. , Dublin, London: A. Dodd, →OCLC:
  The needy poet sticks to all he meets,
  Coached, carted, trod upon, now loose, now fast.
  And carried off in some dog's tail at last

Translations

sports: train

Bulgarian: тренирам (bg) (treniram)
Czech: trénovat (cs)
Dutch: coachen (nl), trainen (nl)
Finnish: valmentaa (fi)
French: entraîner (fr), entrainer (fr), coacher (fr)
German: trainieren (de)
Greek: προπονώ (el) (proponó)
Hebrew: אימן (imén)
Hungarian: edz (hu), treníroz (hu)
Italian: allenare (it), addestrare (it)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: rahênan (ku)
Macedonian: трени́ра (treníra)
Polish: trenować (pl) impf
Portuguese: treinar (pt)
Romanian: antrena (ro)
Slovak: trénovať
Slovene: trenirati
Spanish: entrenar (es)
Swedish: träna (sv), coacha (sv)

instruct

Dutch: opleiden (nl)
French: instruire (fr)
German: ausbilden (de)
Hungarian: oktat (hu), képez (hu), tanít (hu)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: rahênan (ku), fêr kirin (ku)
Macedonian: трени́ра (treníra)
Romanian: instrui (ro)

Adverb

coach (not comparable)

(chiefly US) Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section.
John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.

Derived terms

coachability

References

^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “coach”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Cacho, Chaco, chaco

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English coach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koːtʃ/
(Belgium) IPA^(key):
(Netherlands) IPA^(key):
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: coach

Noun

coach m (plural coaches or coachen, diminutive coachje n)

trainer, instructor, tutor, coach
counselor

Derived terms

Related terms

koets

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English coach. Doublet of coche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kotʃ/
Audio (file)

Noun

coach m (plural coachs)

coach, trainer, instructor

Derived terms

coacher

Anagrams

cocha

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English coach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkot͡ʃ/, /ˈkɔt͡ʃ/
Rhymes: -otʃ, -ɔtʃ

Noun

coach m (invariable)

coach (sports instructor)

References

^ coach in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

coach

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English coach, from Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔwt͡ʂ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔwt͡ʂ
Syllabification: coach

Noun

coach m pers

(sports) coach, trainer (person who trains another)
(psychology) coach, instructor
Synonyms: szkoleniowiec, trener

Declension

Declension of coach

	singular	plural
nominative	coach	coachowie/coachy (deprecative)
genitive	coacha	coachów
dative	coachowi	coachom
accusative	coacha	coachów
instrumental	coachem	coachami
locative	coachu	coachach
vocative	coachu	coachowie

Noun

coach m inan

coachwork

Declension

Declension of coach

	singular	plural
nominative	coach	coache
genitive	coachu	coachów
dative	coachowi	coachom
accusative	coach	coache
instrumental	coachem	coachami
locative	coachu	coachach
vocative	coachu	coache

Related terms

adjective

coachingowy

noun

coaching

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English coach.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko.t͡ʃe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈko.t͡ʃɨ/

Noun

coach m or f (plural coaches)

motivational speaker
life coach (professional who helps clients to achieve their personal goals)

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English coach. Doublet of coche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkot͡ʃ/
Rhymes: -otʃ

Noun

coach m (plural coaches)

(sports) coach

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English coach.

Noun

coach c

coach; a trainer or instructor

Declension

Declension of coach
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	coach	coachen	coacher	coacherna
Genitive	coachs	coachens	coachers	coachernas

[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “coach”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

[2] Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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