Wach

See also: wach

English

Etymology

From Polish Wach.

Proper noun

Wach (plural Wachs)

  1. A surname from Polish.

Further reading

Anagrams

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vax/

Noun

Wach f (plural Wache)

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Further reading

Polish

Etymology

From truncation of personal names beginning with Wa- (e.g. Wacław and Wawrzyniec) + -ch.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vax/
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: Wach

Proper noun

Wach m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Wach
singular plural
nominative Wach Wachowie
genitive Wacha Wachów
dative Wachowi Wachom
accusative Wacha Wachów
instrumental Wachem Wachami
locative Wachu Wachach
vocative Wachu Wachowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

References
  1. Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎, page 261
  2. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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