Fach

See also: fach and -fach

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Fach n (genitive Fachs or Faches, plural Fächer)

Declension

Declension of Fach

	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

Brieffach
Bücherfach
Handschuhfach
Postfach
Regalfach
Schließfach
Schulfach
Studienfach

Related terms

Further reading

Fach in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, 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)

Derived terms

Fachmann
Fachsprooch
Fachwëssen

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