Mach
English
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Etymology
editFrom Czech Mach, Slovak Mach, Polish Mach and related languages, from pet forms produced by truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- and the addition of the Slavic suffix -ch. Less commonly, a respelling of Hungarian Mács. In some cases, from Vietnamese or Cambodian.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation)
- IPA(key): /mɑːk/, /mæk/, /maːx/
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- Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk, -aːx
Proper noun
editMach
- A surname from Czech.
- Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (1838–1916), born in Moravia (now Czech Republic).
Noun
editMach (countable and uncountable, plural Machs)
- (physics, uncountable) A ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds; always precedes the Mach number.
- The jet traveled at Mach 3.
- (informal, countable) Short for Machiavellian.
- 2013, Mark R. Leary, Rick H. Hoyle, Handbook of Individual Differences in Social Behavior (page 97)
- The 1992 review concluded that Machs are generally less satisfied with their jobs.
- 2013, Mark R. Leary, Rick H. Hoyle, Handbook of Individual Differences in Social Behavior (page 97)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editratio — see also Mach number
References
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 483.
Anagrams
editChoctaw
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editNoun
editMach
Czech
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMach m anim (female equivalent Machová)
- a male surname
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “Mach”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editMach
- Mach
- Hävittäjäkoneiden nopeus ilmaistaan usein Macheina.
- The speed of fighter planes is often expressed in Mach.
Declension
edit| Inflection of Mach (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mach | Machit | |
| genitive | Machin | Machien | |
| partitive | Machia | Macheja | |
| illative | Machiin | Macheihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Mach | Machit | |
| accusative | nom. | Mach | Machit |
| gen. | Machin | ||
| genitive | Machin | Machien | |
| partitive | Machia | Macheja | |
| inessive | Machissa | Macheissa | |
| elative | Machista | Macheista | |
| illative | Machiin | Macheihin | |
| adessive | Machilla | Macheilla | |
| ablative | Machilta | Macheilta | |
| allative | Machille | Macheille | |
| essive | Machina | Macheina | |
| translative | Machiksi | Macheiksi | |
| abessive | Machitta | Macheitta | |
| instructive | — | Machein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Italian
editNoun
editMach m (invariable)
- Mach (number)
Polish
editEtymology
editClipping of personal names beginning with Ma- (e.g. Marcin, Maciej, Małomir) + -ch.[1] Alternatively, from machać.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMach m pers
- a male surname
Declension
editDeclension of Mach
Proper noun
editMach f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
References
editFurther reading
edit- “Mach”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Portuguese
editNoun
editMach m (plural Machs)
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMach m anim (feminine Machová)
- a male surname
Further reading
edit- “Mach”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Unserdeutsch
editEtymology
editNoun
editMach
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