Fach

See also: fach and -fach

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fax/, [fäχ]
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  • Hyphenation: Fach
  • Rhymes: -ax

Noun

Fach n (strong, genitive Faches or Fachs, plural Fächer)

  1. compartment
  2. drawer
  3. subject

Declension
Declension of Fach [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fach die Fächer
genitive eines des Faches, Fachs der Fächer
dative einem dem Fach, Fache1 den Fächern
accusative ein das Fach die Fächer

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Luxembourgish: Fach
  • → Polish: fach

Further reading
  • “Fach” in Duden online
  • “Fach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką.

The contemporary form is clearly of German origin; there may have been an inherited *Faach, but the older dictionaries do not give it. Compare Gefaach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faχ/, [fɑχ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑχ

Noun

Fach n (plural Fächer)

  1. compartment
  2. pigeonhole, shelf
  3. subject, field, discipline

Derived terms

Plautdietsch

Noun

Fach n (plural Fecha)

  1. subject, course of study
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