sach
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zax/, /zaːx/
- Rhymes: -ax, -aːx
Verb
sach
Middle Dutch
Verb
sach
- first/third-person singular present indicative of sien
Welsh
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh sach, from Proto-Brythonic *sax, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “bag of coarse cloth”), from Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saːχ/
- Rhymes: -aːχ
Noun
sach f (plural sachau, diminutive sachen, not mutable)
Derived terms
- sach fras (“gunnysack”)
- sach gefn (“backpack”)
- sach gysgu (“sleeping bag”)
- sachlïain, llieinsach, lliain sach (“sackcloth”)
Related terms
- sachell (“satchel”)
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sach”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies