# bach
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bæt͡ʃ/
* (New Zealand) IPA: /bɛtʃ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ætʃ
* Homophone: batch

### Etymology 1

Abbreviation of bachelor pad.

#### Noun

bach (plural baches)
* (New Zealand, northern) A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction.
    Synonym: (New Zealand, in southern South Island) crib

##### Translations
#### Verb

bach (third-person singular simple present baches, present participle baching, simple past and past participle bached)
* (US) To live apart from women, as during the period when a divorce is in progress.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

bach (plural baches)
* (colloquial) Clipping of bachelorette.
** 2018 April 30, Dani Pascarella, “Why You Feel Guilty When You Spend Money And How To Stop”, in Forbes‎, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-24:When I ask people how spending money makes them feel, so many of them respond, "Guilty." ¶ They'll give an example of how a rough day at the office led to buying a pair of shoes online or how they got a little carried away at their friend's bach party in Vegas.
** 2020 August 14, Pippa Raga, “50 of the Best IG Captions for Your Bestie's Bachelorette or Hen Party”, in Distractify‎, archived from the original on 2023-02-02:Bachelorette party captions for Instagram […] Babes, baches, bikinis, and boats.
** 2021 November 12, Erin Celletti, “Montreal Bachelorette Party Guide and Itinerary Ideas”, in Brides‎, archived from the original on 2023-05-31:While everyone else is flocking down South for a bach bash, you'll be singing "Oh, Canada," as you spend a weekend immersed in the city's uniquely hip take on old-world European culture.
** 2023 May 19, Samantha Grindell, Hannah Chubb, “Only the 21 Best Bachelorette Party Destinations for You and Your "I Do" Crew, Bb”, in Cosmopolitan‎, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-19:There are literally thousands of places you could go during a bach weekend in NYC, but take a tip from this New Yorker: Head to Beauty Bar as at least one of your bar-hopping spots.
** 2023 May 25, Stephanie Cain, quoting Lauren Kay, “Why More Brides Are Opting for Solo Bachelorette Trips”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-23:"Bach parties are a time-honored tradition, but just like weddings, these have become hugely personalized," Lauren Kay, the executive editor of The Knot, said. "Can you get married without one or by taking a solo trip? Absolutely."

### References

* ↑ Siobhan Downes (2015 January 15) “New Zealand Beach Homes Get a Luxury Makeover”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-04-14: “Called a bach, an abbreviation of bachelor pad, the traditional version was a modest structure, often haphazardly pieced together of cheap materials like corrugated iron and reused timber.”

### Further reading

* Bach (New Zealand) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* BHCA

## Polish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbax/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Lasovia) IPA: /ˈbax/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ax
* Syllabification: bach

### Interjection

bach
* (sometimes repeated) boom, bam, pow, wham (used when imitating a sudden, hard hit)
* (Lasovia, sometimes repeated) used when drinking a glass of alcohol quickly

#### Derived terms

* bachnąć

### Further reading

* bach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* bach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Oskar Kolberg (1865) “bach”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 260

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baːχ/
* Rhymes: -aːχ

### Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh bych, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos.

#### Adjective

bach (feminine singular bach, plural bach, equative lleied, comparative llai, superlative lleiaf)
* small, little, short
    Na, rwy'n mynd ar y trên bach.No, I'm taking the little train.
* not fully-grown or developed, young
* insignificant, unimportant, humble
* small (of business, etc.)
* lowercase (of letter)

##### Synonyms

* bychan

##### Derived terms

* to bach (“circumflex”)
* tŷ bach (“toilet, loo”)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh and Old Welsh bach, from Proto-Celtic *bakkos, from Proto-Indo-European *bak-.

#### Noun

bach m (plural bachau)
* hook
* hinge
    Synonyms: corddyn, colfach, colyn
* (typography) bracket
    Synonym: cromfach

##### Hyponyms

* bach cyrliog (“curly bracket”)
* bach petryal, bach sgwâr (“square bracket”)
* cromfach (“bracket, parenthesis”)

##### Derived terms

* bach clo
* bachiad
* bachog
* bachu
* bachyn
* cigfach
* colfach
* crogfach
* gafaelfach

### Mutation

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

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

### References

* ↑ They Thought You'd Say This