־אַק

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-akъ. Compare Polish -ak, Czech -ák, Russian -а́к (-ák).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ˈak/

Suffix

־אַק • (-ak)

  1. denotes a person with a given characteristic, usually colloquial and/or derogatory in nature
    ‎פֿרום (frum, “religious”) + ‎־אַק (-ak) → ‎פֿרומאַק (frumak, “religious Jew”)
    ‎צָבוּעַ (tsavúa, “hypocritical”) + ‎־(אַ)ק (-(a)k) → ‎צבֿועק (tsvuak, “hypocrite”)
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