You can make 5 words from ach according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of ach
ach cah ahc hac cha hca
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ach. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ach.
Definitions and meaning of ach
ach
Translingual
Symbol
ach
(international standards)ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Acholi.
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishache, from Old Frenchache, from Latinapium(“parsley”).
Alternative forms
ache
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /æt͡ʃ/
Noun
ach (pluralaches)
(obsolete) Any of several species of plants, such as smallage, wild celery, parsley.
Derived terms
lovage
smallage
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /æx/, /ɑx/, /əx/
Interjection
ach
An expression of annoyance.
An expression of woe or regret.
Alternative form of och
Anagrams
-cha, CAH, CHA, Cha, HAC, HCA, cah, cha
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
aacht(Moselle Franconian)
aach(Ripuarian)
Etymology
From Middle High Germanahte, from Old High Germanahto, from Proto-West Germanic*ahtō, from Proto-Germanic*ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɑx/
Numeral
ach
(Limburgan Ripuarian) eight (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 8; or describing a set with eight elements)
Derived terms
Ach
achmoal
Related terms
achtsieg
achtsing
Further reading
“ach” in d'r nuie Kirchröadsjer Dieksiejoneer 2nd ed., 2017.
Chuukese
Determiner
ach
First-person plural inclusive general possessive; our (inclusive)
Related terms
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
òich(plural you only)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
ach
(Sette Comuni)accusative of iart: you (plural; polite singular)
See also
References
“ach” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɑx/
Hyphenation: ach
Rhymes: -ɑx
Interjection
ach
oh, expresses compassion, surprise and dismay
Descendants
Afrikaans: ag
→ Papiamentu: ag
→ Peranakan Indonesian: ach
Esperanto
Interjection
ach
H-system spelling of aĉ
German
Etymology
From Middle High Germanach, from Old High Germanah.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ax/
Rhymes: -ax
Interjection
ach
oh, alas (expressing surprise, sorrow, or understanding)
oh (preceding an offhand or annoyed remark)
oh (preceding an invocation or address, but rarely a solemn one)
Derived terms
Descendants
Danish: ah
Norwegian Bokmål: ah, a
Yiddish: אַך(akh)
Further reading
“ach” in Duden online
Friedrich Kluge (1883) “ach”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
“ach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Irish
Pronunciation
(Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ɑx/
(Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ax/
Etymology 1
From Old Irishacht(“but, except”), from Proto-Celtic*extos, from Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs.
Alternative forms
acht(obsolete)
Conjunction
ach
but
Preposition
ach (plus nominative, triggers no mutation)
except, but
Derived terms
ach oiread(“as well”)(after a negative)
Adverb
ach
but, only, merely
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Alternative forms
ách
Interjection
ach!
ah! och! ugh!
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “acht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “ach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “ach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Polishach.
Interjection
ach(archaic)
o (used to address someone or a group)
Further reading
Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “ach”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 4
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɑx/, [ax], [ɑχ]
Interjection
ach
oh (an expression of grievance or displeasure)
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisianachta. Compare West Frisianacht.
Numeral
ach
(Heligoland)eight
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*axъ, ultimately a natural expression. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (10th–15th CE)/ax/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/ax/
Interjection
ach
ah! (expresses surprise)
Descendants
→ Lithuanian: ach
Polish: ach
References
B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ach”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Peranakan Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutchach(“oh”).
Interjection
ach
oh, expresses compassion, surprise and dismay
Ach, ia laen tida minta doeit. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polishach, from Proto-Slavic*axъ, ultimately a natural expression.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ax/
(Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ax/, /ɒx/
Rhymes: -ax
Syllabification: ach
Interjection
ach
ah! (expresses surprise)
Synonyms:och, ojej, ależ
Derived terms
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), ach is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 0 times in scientific texts, 0 times in news, 0 times in essays, 10 times in fiction, and 44 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 54 times, making it the 1186th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
Further reading
ach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
ach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ach, ah”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Krystyna Siekierska (08.06.2022) “ACH”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) Słownik języka polskiego[7], volume 1, pages 3-4
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ach”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[8]
J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ach”, in Słownik języka polskiego[9] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6
Scots
Etymology
In imitation of a cry.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɑx/
Interjection
ach
An exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, remonstrance.
expression of satisfaction or pleasure.
References
“ach, int.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Old Irishacht(“but, except”), from Proto-Celtic*extos, from Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs-tos.
Conjunction
ach
but
Thèid mise ach cha tèid thusa. ― I'll go but you won't [go].
except, only
Cha robh ann ach trì daoine. ― There were only three people (literally "there was not there but/except for three people").
Etymology 2
Shortened form of feuch.
Conjunction
ach
so that
Dh'aontaich e ach am biodh adhartas air choireigin ann. ― He agreed so that there would be some progress.
References
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “acht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Temascaltepec Nahuatl
Adverb
ach
maybe
Welsh
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic*akkā, from Proto-Indo-European*h₂ekkeh₂ (compare LatinAcca (Larentia), a Roman goddess, Ancient Greek Ἀκκώ(Akkṓ, “nurse of Demeter”), Sanskrit अक्का(akkā, “mother”)).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aːχ/
Rhymes: -aːχ
Noun
achf (pluralachauorachoedd)
kinship
pedigree, ancestry
(in the plural) lineage
(in the plural) genealogy, family roots
Derived terms
achres(“genealogical table”)
achydd(“genealogist”)
achyddiaeth(“genealogy”)
achyddol(“genealogical”)
ers achau(“for ages”)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
och, ych
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aχ/
Interjection
ach
yuck
Derived terms
ach-y-fi
Mutation
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies