Aach

See also: aach and aa’ch

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æk/, /ɑːk/
• Rhymes: -æk, -ɑːk
• Homophone: awk (cot–caught merger)

Proper noun

Aach

1. Abbreviation of Aachen.
2. A surname from German.

   Herb Aach, 1923-1985

Anagrams

• acha

East Central German

Etymology 1

Compare German Auge.

Noun

Aach n (plural Aang, diminutive Aachele)

1. (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?])

1. (Erzgebirgisch) oak tree

   Alternative form: Eech

Further reading

• Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), 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] (in German), 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]

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• Rhymes: -aːχ

Proper noun

Aach

1. any of several rivers in Germany
2. 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)

1. a surname

   Hans Günther Aach, 1919-1999

Luxembourgish

Noun

Aach n (plural Aacher)

1. (slang) harrow

Synonyms

• Éig

West Frisian

Proper noun

Aach ?

1. a diminutive of the female given name Agatha
2. a female given name, a diminutive of names beginning with Agi- (= sword)