Wach
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Wach (plural Wachs)
- A surname from Polish.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Hunsrik
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German wache, from Old High German wahha, from Proto-West Germanic *waku, from Proto-Germanic *wakō.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vax/
- Rhymes: -ax
- Hyphenation: Wach
Noun
Wach f (plural Wache)
- vigil (an instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours)
Related terms
References
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Wach”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 170
Polish
Etymology
Clipping of names beginning with Wa- (e.g. Wacław and Wawrzyniec) + -ch.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ax
- Syllabification: Wach
Proper noun
Wach m pers (female equivalent Wachowa)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Wach
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Wach | Wachowie |
| genitive | Wacha | Wachów |
| dative | Wachowi | Wachom |
| accusative | Wacha | Wachów |
| instrumental | Wachem | Wachami |
| locative | Wachu | Wachach |
| vocative | Wachu | Wachowie |
Proper noun
Wach f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
References
- ^ Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity[1], page 261
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Further reading
- “Wach”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
- Józef Bliziński (1860) “Wach”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 632
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “Wach”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 278
- Władysław Matlakowski (1892) “Wach”, in Słownik wyrazów ludowych zebranych w Czerskiem i na Kujawach (in Polish), Kraków: nakł. Akademii Umiejętności; Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego pod zarządem A. M. Kosterkiewicza, page 19