Jach
See also: jach
English edit
Etymology edit
From Polish Jach or Czech Jach.
Proper noun edit
Jach (plural Jachs)
- A surname from Polish.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237.
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German joch, from Old High German joh, from Proto-Germanic *juką. Cognate with German Joch, Dutch juk, English yoke, Icelandic ok.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Jach n (plural Jachen)
- yoke
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 11:30:
- Mäi Jach ass nämlech net schwéier ze droen, a meng Laascht ass liicht.
- For my yoke is not hard to carry, and my burden is light.
- Mäi Jach ass nämlech net schwéier ze droen, a meng Laascht ass liicht.
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 11:30:
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From truncation of personal names beginning with Ja- (e.g. Jan, Jakub, and Jacenty) + -ch.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jach m pers
- a male surname
Declension edit
Declension of Jach
Proper noun edit
Jach f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity[1], page 261
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237.