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

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

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 See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mach (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Machini Machini
accusative nom. Machini Machini
gen. Machini
genitive Machini Machieni
partitive Machiani Machejani
inessive Machissani Macheissani
elative Machistani Macheistani
illative Machiini Macheihini
adessive Machillani Macheillani
ablative Machiltani Macheiltani
allative Machilleni Macheilleni
essive Machinani Macheinani
translative Machikseni Macheikseni
instructive — —
abessive Machittani Macheittani
comitative — Macheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Machisi Machisi
accusative nom. Machisi Machisi
gen. Machisi
genitive Machisi Machiesi
partitive Machiasi Machejasi
inessive Machissasi Macheissasi
elative Machistasi Macheistasi
illative Machiisi Macheihisi
adessive Machillasi Macheillasi
ablative Machiltasi Macheiltasi
allative Machillesi Macheillesi
essive Machinasi Macheinasi
translative Machiksesi Macheiksesi
instructive — —
abessive Machittasi Macheittasi
comitative — Macheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Machimme Machimme
accusative nom. Machimme Machimme
gen. Machimme
genitive Machimme Machiemme
partitive Machiamme Machejamme
inessive Machissamme Macheissamme
elative Machistamme Macheistamme
illative Machiimme Macheihimme
adessive Machillamme Macheillamme
ablative Machiltamme Macheiltamme
allative Machillemme Macheillemme
essive Machinamme Macheinamme
translative Machiksemme Macheiksemme
instructive — —
abessive Machittamme Macheittamme
comitative — Macheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Machinne Machinne
accusative nom. Machinne Machinne
gen. Machinne
genitive Machinne Machienne
partitive Machianne Machejanne
inessive Machissanne Macheissanne
elative Machistanne Macheistanne
illative Machiinne Macheihinne
adessive Machillanne Macheillanne
ablative Machiltanne Macheiltanne
allative Machillenne Macheillenne
essive Machinanne Macheinanne
translative Machiksenne Macheiksenne
instructive — —
abessive Machittanne Macheittanne
comitative — Macheinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Machinsa Machinsa
accusative nom. Machinsa Machinsa
gen. Machinsa
genitive Machinsa Machiensa
partitive Machiaan
Machiansa		 Machejaan
Machejansa
inessive Machissaan
Machissansa		 Macheissaan
Macheissansa
elative Machistaan
Machistansa		 Macheistaan
Macheistansa
illative Machiinsa Macheihinsa
adessive Machillaan
Machillansa		 Macheillaan
Macheillansa
ablative Machiltaan
Machiltansa		 Macheiltaan
Macheiltansa
allative Machilleen
Machillensa		 Macheilleen
Macheillensa
essive Machinaan
Machinansa		 Macheinaan
Macheinansa
translative Machikseen
Machiksensa		 Macheikseen
Macheiksensa
instructive — —
abessive Machittaan
Machittansa		 Macheittaan
Macheittansa
comitative — Macheineen
Macheinensa

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 anim (feminine Machová)

  1. a male surname

Unserdeutsch

Etymology

From German Macht.

Noun

Mach

  1. might, power
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