-acha
Irish
Etymology
Originally the Old Irish accusative and vocative plural ending of k-stem nouns. For example Old Irish cathair/cathir, vocative/accusative plural cathracha → Irish cathair, plural cathracha.
Suffix
-acha
- Ending of the plural of certain nouns.
Old Irish
Suffix
-acha
- inflection of -ach:
- nominative plural feminine/neuter
- vocative/accusative plural all genders
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃa/ [ˈa.t͡ʃa]
- Rhymes: -atʃa
- Syllabification: -a‧cha
Suffix
-acha f (noun-forming suffix, plural -achas)
- alternative form of -acho
Usage notes
- Used especially after feminine nouns. Compare -acho.
Further reading
- “-acho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024