"Fach" meaning in German

See Fach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fax/, [fäχ] Audio: De-at-Fach.ogg [Austria], De-Fach.ogg
Rhymes: -ax Etymology: From Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|vach}} Middle High German vach, {{inh|de|goh|fah}} Old High German fah, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*fak}} Proto-West Germanic *fak, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*faką}} Proto-Germanic *faką Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er}} Fach n (strong, genitive Faches or Fachs, plural Fächer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Faches [genitive], Fachs [genitive], Fächer [plural], strong [table-tags], Fach [nominative, singular], Fächer [definite, nominative, plural], Faches [genitive, singular], Fachs [genitive, singular], Fächer [definite, genitive, plural], Fach [dative, singular], Fache [dative, singular], Fächern [dative, definite, plural], Fach [accusative, singular], Fächer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. compartment Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Fach-de-noun-2VXvTfag Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 35 37 28
  2. drawer Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Fach-de-noun-0ynxHZpg Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 35 37 28
  3. subject Tags: neuter, strong, subjective
    Sense id: en-Fach-de-noun-qUkfTBv3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 35 37 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brieffach, Bücherfach, Fachausdruck, Fachbegriff, Fachhochschule, Fachidiot, Fachinformatiker, Fachjargon, Fachmarkt, Fachmesse, Fachsprache, Handschuhfach, Lieblingsfach, Postfach, Prüfungsfach [neuter], Regalfach, Schließfach, Schulfach, Stimmfach, Studienfach

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Brieffach"
    },
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      "word": "Bücherfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachausdruck"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachbegriff"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachhochschule"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachidiot"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachinformatiker"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachjargon"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachmarkt"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachmesse"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachsprache"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Handschuhfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Lieblingsfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Postfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Prüfungsfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Regalfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schließfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schulfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Stimmfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Studienfach"
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            "1": "en",
            "2": "Fach",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Fach",
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        }
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      "text": "→ English: Fach"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "fako",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: fako",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: fako"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "csb",
            "2": "fach",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kashubian: fach",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kashubian: fach"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lb",
            "2": "Fach",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: Fach",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Luxembourgish: Fach"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "fach",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: fach",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: fach"
    }
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      "expansion": "Middle High German vach",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "fah"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German fah",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "*faką"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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      "form": "Faches",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fachs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Fächer",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "Fach",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Fächer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "Fächer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fächern",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fächer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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        "1": "n,(e)s,^er"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "35 37 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        "compartment"
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          "compartment"
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      ]
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          "_dis": "35 37 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
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          "drawer"
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        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "subject"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong",
        "subjective"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/fax/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fäχ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ax"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/De-at-Fach.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "audio (Austria)"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/De-Fach.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Fach"
}
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    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:German/ax",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Brieffach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bücherfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachausdruck"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachbegriff"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachhochschule"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachidiot"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachinformatiker"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachjargon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachmarkt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachmesse"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachsprache"
    },
    {
      "word": "Handschuhfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lieblingsfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Postfach"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Prüfungsfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Regalfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schließfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schulfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stimmfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Studienfach"
    }
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ English: Fach",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ English: Fach"
    },
    {
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          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: fako",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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            "1": "csb",
            "2": "fach",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Kashubian: fach",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kashubian: fach"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "lb",
            "2": "Fach",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: Fach",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Luxembourgish: Fach"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "fach",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Polish: fach",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: fach"
    }
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        "table-tags"
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fache",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fächern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fächer",
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "compartment"
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          "compartment"
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        "neuter",
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "drawer"
      ],
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          "drawer"
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        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[fäχ]"
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      "text": "Audio"
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  ],
  "word": "Fach"
}

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