rach

See also: Rach, rách, rạch, and řach

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English rache, racche, rachche, from Old English ræċċ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹætʃ/

Noun

rach (plural raches)

  1. (dialectal) a dog that hunts by scent

Anagrams

Middle High German

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈrax/

Verb

rach

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of rëchen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈrax/

Verb

rach

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of rëchen

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

All forms of this verb, including all the suppletive forms, are derived from some conjugation of Old Irish téit; see there for more.

Verb

rach (past chaidh, future thèid, verbal noun dol, past participle rachte)

  1. go
  2. happen
  3. become, grow, get

Conjugation

  • Alternative independent past: char (Wester Ross)
  • Alternative dependent past: daidh, dathaich (Colonsay)

Derived terms