-acha

See also: acha, achá, āchà, and āchā

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

1. Ending of the plural of certain nouns.

Old Irish

Suffix

-acha

1. inflection of -ach:
   1. nominative plural feminine/neuter
   2. vocative/accusative plural all genders

Portuguese

Suffix

-acha f (noun-forming suffix, plural -achas)

1. female equivalent of -acho

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃa/ [ˈa.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: -a‧cha

Suffix

-acha f (noun-forming suffix, plural -achas)

1. 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025