gach
Bavarian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gāch (“quick”), from Old High German gāhi (“sudden, quick, rash”), from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwuz (“sudden”). Cognate with German jäh (“abrupt, sudden, steep”) and Dutch gauw (“quickly, soon”). More at gay.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gach (comparative gacher, superlative gachstn)
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Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cach, proclitic form of cách, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Welsh pob).
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Determiner edit
gach
- each, every
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
Usage notes edit
- Gach resists lenition; the eclipsed form is ngach:
- ó gach cuid ― from every part
- do gach duine ― for every person
- i ngach cearn ― in every quarter
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gach | ghach | ngach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Muong edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Vietnamese gạch.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gach
- (Mường Bi) brick
References edit
- Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gach m pers (diminutive gaszek)
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Declension of gach
Noun edit
gach m animal
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Declension of gach
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Further reading edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cach, proclitic form of cách, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Welsh pob).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
gach
Usage notes edit
- Considered a little more formal or high-register than the synonymous a h-uile by some.
- Gach is an inherently definite word, acting grammatically as if there is an unwritten definite article. Thus, the prepositions ann, à, le, ri usually take the pre-article forms (anns, às, le, ris) when preceding gach, though some speakers use the basic forms instead.
Derived terms edit
- gach bliadhna (“every year, annually”)
- gach dàrnacha (“every second”)
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gach
- Soft mutation of cach.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cach | gach | nghach | chach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |