gach

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German gāch (“quick”), from Old High German gāhi (“sudden, quick, rash”), from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwuz (“sudden”). Cognate with German jäh (“abrupt, sudden, steep”) and Dutch gauw (“quickly, soon”). More at gay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ɑːχ/
• Hyphenation: gach

Adjective

gach (comparative gacher, superlative gachstn)

1. precipitous, rash
2. sudden, abrupt, quick
3. steep, abrupt
4. hot-tempered, short-tempered

Related terms

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cach, proclitic form of cách, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Welsh pob).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡax/

Determiner

gach

1. each, every
   • 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:

     Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.

     A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.

Usage notes

• Gach resists lenition; the eclipsed form is ngach:

ó gach cuid ― from every part

do gach duine ― for every person

i ngach cearn ― in every quarter

Derived terms

Mutation

Muong

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese gạch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡac⁷/

Noun

gach

1. (Mường Bi) brick

References

• Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of gamrat + -ch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡax/

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• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: gach
• Homophone: Gach

Noun

gach m pers (diminutive gaszek)

1. (colloquial) lover (sexual partner)

   Synonym: kochanek

2. (archaic) suitor, wooer

   Synonym: zalotnik

Declension

Noun

gach m animal

1. male hare

Declension

References

Further reading

• gach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gach in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cach, proclitic form of cách, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Welsh pob).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kax/

Adverb

gach

1. every, each

Usage notes

• Considered a little more formal or high-register than the synonymous a h-uile by some.
• Gach is an inherently definite word, acting grammatically as if there is an unwritten definite article. Thus, the prepositions ann, à, le, ri usually take the pre-article forms (anns, às, le, ris) when preceding gach, though some speakers use the basic forms instead.

Derived terms

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːχ/

Noun

gach

1. Soft mutation of cach.

Mutation