"Bach" meaning in German

See Bach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /baχ/ Audio: De-Bach.ogg Forms: Bachs [genitive, masculine], Bach [genitive, masculine, with an article], Bach [feminine, genitive], Bachs [plural]
Rhymes: -ax Etymology: From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Cognate with English beach and beck. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|bach}} Middle High German bach, {{inh|de|goh|bah}} Old High German bah, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*baki}} Proto-West Germanic *baki, {{cog|en|beach}} English beach Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Bach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bachs or (with an article) Bach, feminine genitive Bach, plural Bachs)
  1. a topographic surname Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-Bach-de-name-MOewKFnp Disambiguation of Landforms: 20 36 12 32 Categories (other): German surnames
  2. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname Categories (topical): Music Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-Bach-de-name-X~PyvQWY Disambiguation of Landforms: 20 36 12 32 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 54 12 12 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Related terms: Bacher, Bachmann, Bachmüller, Achenbach, Auerbach, Breitbach, Burbach, Ebersbach, Heisterbach, Lauterbach, Lehrbach, Limbach, Reichenbach, Rohrbach, Roßbach, Schönbach, Seebach

Proper name

IPA: /baχ/ Audio: De-Bach.ogg Forms: Bachs [genitive], Bach [genitive, with-article]
Rhymes: -ax Etymology: From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Cognate with English beach and beck. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|bach}} Middle High German bach, {{inh|de|goh|bah}} Old High German bah, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*baki}} Proto-West Germanic *baki, {{cog|en|beach}} English beach Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Bach n (proper noun, genitive Bachs or (optionally with an article) Bach)
  1. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of Tyrol, Places in Austria, Places in Tyrol, Landforms Derived forms: Bacher
    Sense id: en-Bach-de-name-x~RjF5c4 Disambiguation of Landforms: 20 36 12 32

Noun

IPA: /baχ/ Audio: De-Bach.ogg
Rhymes: -ax Etymology: From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Cognate with English beach and beck. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|bach}} Middle High German bach, {{inh|de|goh|bah}} Old High German bah, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*baki}} Proto-West Germanic *baki, {{cog|en|beach}} English beach Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e|dim=^lein,^elchen}} Bach m (strong, genitive Baches or Bachs, plural Bäche, diminutive Bächlein n or Bächelchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Baches [genitive], Bachs [genitive], Bäche [plural], Bächlein [diminutive, neuter], Bächelchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Bach [nominative, singular], Bäche [definite, nominative, plural], Baches [genitive, singular], Bachs [genitive, singular], Bäche [definite, genitive, plural], Bach [dative, singular], Bache [dative, singular], Bächen [dative, definite, plural], Bach [accusative, singular], Bäche [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. brook, stream Tags: masculine, strong Categories (place): Bodies of water, Landforms
    Sense id: en-Bach-de-noun-7pIAPPpr Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 15 25 8 52 Disambiguation of Landforms: 20 36 12 32

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Heisterbach"
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