Mach

See also: mach, Mach., mách, and mạch

English

Etymology

From 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
  • (Received Pronunciation)
    • IPA(key): /mɑːk/, /mæk/, /maːx/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk, -aːx

Proper noun

Mach

  1. A surname from Czech.
  2. Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (1838–1916), born in Moravia (now Czech Republic).

Noun

Mach (uncountable)

  1. (physics) 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; the Mach number.
    The jet traveled at Mach 3.

Usage notes
  • Never plural.
  • Always precedes the number, as in the example above.

Derived terms

Translations
ratio — See also translations at Mach number

References
  1. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 483.

Anagrams

Choctaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English March.

Noun

Mach

  1. March

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmax]

Proper noun

Mach m anim (feminine Machová)

  1. a male surname

Finnish

Etymology

From Czech Mach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑkh/, [ˈmɑkh]

Noun

Mach

  1. Mach
    Hävittäjäkoneiden nopeus ilmaistaan usein Macheina.
    The speed of fighter planes is often expressed in Mach.

Declension
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
instructive — Machein
abessive Machitta Macheitta
comitative — Macheineen
Possessive forms of Mach (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Machini Machimme
2nd person Machisi Machinne
3rd person Machinsa

Italian

Noun

Mach m (invariable)

  1. Mach (number)

Polish

Etymology

From truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- (e.g. Marcin, Maciej, Małomir) + -ch.[1] Alternatively, from machać.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /max/
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: Mach

Proper noun

Mach m pers

  1. a masculine surname

Declension
Declension of Mach
singular plural
nominative Mach Machowie
genitive Macha Machów
dative Machowi Machom
accusative Macha Machów
instrumental Machem Machami
locative Machu Machach
vocative Machu Machowie

Proper noun

Mach f (indeclinable)

  1. a feminine surname

See also
  • Appendix:Polish surnames

References
  1. Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎, page 261

Portuguese

Noun

Mach m (plural Machs)

  1. (physics) Mach (ratio of speed to the speed of sound)

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [max]

Proper noun

Mach m (feminine form Machová)

  1. a masculine surname

Unserdeutsch

Etymology

From German Macht.

Noun

Mach

  1. might, power
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