hach

German

Etymology

Natural exclamation, similar to ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha(ː)x/

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Interjection

hach

1. expresses musing or nostalgia

   Hach, das waren noch Zeiten...

   Ah, those were the days...

2. signals the end of a conservation, typically when nobody has spoken for a short while

   Hach ja, ich werd dann mal abwaschen.

   Oh well, I think I’ll go do the dishes then.

Usage notes

• In both senses, but especially in the second one, the word is often followed by ja.

Further reading

• “hach” in Duden online

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish haç (“cross”), ultimately from Armenian խաչ (xačʻ, “cross”).

Noun

hach m (Latin spelling)

1. (Christianity) cross

Middle English

Noun

hach

1. Alternative form of hacche

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• hāg

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective

hāch

1. high
2. tall

Descendants

• North Frisian: huuch (Föhr-Amrum)
• Saterland Frisian: hoog
• West Frisian: heech

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Noun

hach m (plural hach)

1. hajj

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːχ/
• Rhymes: -aːχ

Noun

hach

1. h-prothesized form of ach

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ach	unchanged	unchanged	hach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.