# gach
## Bavarian
### Etymology

From Middle High German gāch (“quick”), from Old High German gāhi (“sudden, quick, rash”), from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwuz (“sudden”). Cognate with German jäh (“abrupt, sudden, steep”) and Dutch gauw (“quickly, soon”). More at gay.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡ̥ɑːχ/
* Hyphenation: gach

### Adjective

gach (comparative gacher, superlative gachstn)
* precipitous, rash
* sudden, abrupt, quick
* steep, abrupt
* hot-tempered, short-tempered

#### Related terms

* gachgiftig
* gachlings
* Gachn
* Gachzorn
* gachzornig
* Gachzurn
* gachzurnig
* vergachn

## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cach, proclitic form of cách, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Welsh pob).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡax/, /ɡɑx/

### Determiner

gach
* each, every
** 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.

#### Usage notes

* Gach resists lenition; the eclipsed form is ngach:
       ó gach cuid ― from every part
       do gach duine ― for every person
       i ngach cearn ― in every quarter

#### Derived terms

* chuile
* gach aon (“every”)
* gach dara (“every second”)
* gach re (“every other”)
* gach uile

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 428, page 138
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 82, page 71
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 120

## Muong
### Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese gạch.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ɡac⁷/

### Noun

gach
* (Mường Bi) brick

#### References

* Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)‎, Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* gách (Żywiec)

### Etymology

Clipping of gamrat + -ch.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡax/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ax
* Syllabification: gach
* Homophone: Gach

### Noun

gach m pers (diminutive gaszek)
* (colloquial) lover (sexual partner)
    Synonym: kochanek
* (archaic) suitor, wooer
    Synonym: zalotnik

#### Declension
### Noun

gach m animal
* male hare

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎, page 261

### Further reading

* gach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* gach in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cach, proclitic form of cách, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Welsh pob).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kax/

### Adverb

gach
* every, each

#### Usage notes

* Considered a little more formal or high-register than the synonymous a h-uile by some.
* Gach is an inherently definite word, acting grammatically as if there is an unwritten definite article. Thus, the prepositions ann, à, le, ri usually take the pre-article forms (anns, às, le, ris) when preceding gach, though some speakers use the basic forms instead.

#### Derived terms

* gach bliadhna (“every year, annually”)
* gach dàrnacha (“every second”)

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡaːχ/

### Noun

gach
* Soft mutation of cach.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.