"ach" meaning in German

See ach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ax/ Audio: De-ach.ogg
Rhymes: -ax Etymology: From Middle High German ach, from Old High German ah. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ach}} Middle High German ach, {{inh|de|goh|ah}} Old High German ah Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} ach
  1. oh, alas (expressing surprise, sorrow, or understanding)
    Sense id: en-ach-de-intj-YEtdbyAU Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 40
  2. oh (preceding an offhand or annoyed remark)
    Sense id: en-ach-de-intj-gwaLGuLU Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 40
  3. oh (preceding an invocation or address, but rarely a solemn one)
    Sense id: en-ach-de-intj-nWdfotn1 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ach du liebe Güte, ach du lieber Gott, ach je, ächzen

Download JSON data for ach meaning in German (2.4kB)

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      "word": "ach du liebe Güte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ach du lieber Gott"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ach je"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ächzen"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Danish: ah",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: ah"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: ah, a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: ah, a"
    },
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            "1": "yi",
            "2": "אַך"
          },
          "expansion": "Yiddish: אַך (akh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yiddish: אַך (akh)"
    }
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      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ah",
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    }
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}
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German interjections",
    "German lemmas",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:German/ax",
    "Rhymes:German/ax/1 syllable"
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      "word": "ach du liebe Güte"
    },
    {
      "word": "ach du lieber Gott"
    },
    {
      "word": "ach je"
    },
    {
      "word": "ächzen"
    }
  ],
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          },
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        }
      ],
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    },
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            "1": "nb",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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    }
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    },
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        "3": "ah"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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