Aach
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æk/, /ɑːk/
- Rhymes: -æk, -ɑːk
- Homophone: awk (cot–caught merger)
Proper noun
Aach
Anagrams
East Central German
Etymology 1
Noun
Aach n (plural Aang, diminutive Aachele)
- (Erzgebirgisch) eye
- im e Aach ― almost (literally, “by an eye”)
- Rute Aang. ― Red eyes.
Etymology 2
From Middle High German eich, from Old High German eih. Compare German Eiche.
Noun
Aach f (plural [Term?])
- (Erzgebirgisch) oak tree
- Alternative form: Eech
Further reading
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13:
German
Etymology
Derived from an obsolete word for "water" present in other hydronyms such as Ahr, from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“river”). More at Aach (toponymy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aːχ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aːχ
Proper noun
Aach
- any of several rivers in Germany
- any of several towns and villages in Germany
Proper noun
Aach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Aachs or (with an article) Aach, feminine genitive Aach, plural Aachs)
- a surname
- Hans Günther Aach, 1919-1999
Luxembourgish
Noun
Aach n (plural Aacher)
- (slang) harrow
Synonyms
West Frisian
Proper noun
Aach ?
- a diminutive of the female given name Agatha
- a female given name, a diminutive of names beginning with Agi- (= sword)