wacha

See also: wachą and wącha

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• wachta

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wache.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaxa/
• Syllabification: wa‧cha

Noun

wacha f

1. watch, guard duty

Declension

Declension of wacha

	singular	plural
nominative	wacha	wachë
genitive	wachë	wach(ów)
dative	wasze	wachóm
accusative	wachã	wachë
instrumental	wachą	wachama
locative	wasze	wachach
vocative	wacha/wachò	wachë

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “straż”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• “wacha”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.xa/

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• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: wa‧cha
• Homophone: waha

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

wacha f

1. (slang) fuel, petrol, gasoline
2. (prison slang) rain
3. (obsolete prison slang) water
4. (sailing) sea or seawater

Declension

Declension of wacha

	singular
nominative	wacha
genitive	wachy
dative	wasze
accusative	wachę
instrumental	wachą
locative	wasze
vocative	wacho

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Wache.

Noun

wacha f

1. (archaic, Lviv) watch, guard duty

   Synonyms: (obsolete) stróża, (obsolete) wachta, warta

Declension

Declension of wacha

	singular	plural
nominative	wacha	wachy
genitive	wachy	wach
dative	wasze	wachom
accusative	wachę	wachy
instrumental	wachą	wachami
locative	wasze	wachach
vocative	wacho	wachy

Related terms

nouns

• wachta
• wachtarz

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

wacha f

1. wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

   Synonym: solandra

Declension

Declension of wacha

	singular	plural
nominative	wacha	wachy
genitive	wachy	wach
dative	wasze	wachom
accusative	wachę	wachy
instrumental	wachą	wachami
locative	wasze	wachach
vocative	wacho	wachy

Further reading

• wacha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

wacha f (plural wachas)

1. female equivalent of wacho

Swahili

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

wacha

1. plural of mcha

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wacha

1. imperative singular of -acha