-як
Russian
Alternative forms
- -а́к (-ák)
Etymology
Probably from soft stem + -а́к (-ák)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʲak]
Suffix
-я́к • (-ják) m (feminine -ячка)
- (added to adjectives) a being/thing with a given characteristic; often of a colloquial nature: -er
- Synonyms: -ец (-ec), -ок (-ok), -ак (-ak)
- све́тлый (svétlyj, “light”) + -я́к (-ják) → светля́к (svetlják, “glowworm”)
- бе́лый (bélyj, “white”) + -я́к (-ják) → беля́к (belják, “white hare”)
- холосто́й (xolostój, “unmarried”) + -я́к (-ják) → холостя́к (xolostják, “unmarried man”)
- до́брый (dóbryj, “good”) + -я́к (-ják) → добря́к (dobrják, “good-hearted man, kind soul”)
- о́стрый (óstryj, “sharp”) + -я́к (-ják) → остря́к (ostrják, “witty person, wit”)
- пусто́й (pustój, “empty, idle”) + -я́к (-ják) → пустя́к (pustják, “trifle”)
- suffix forming nouns of various meanings
- (added to nouns) inhabitant or native
Declension
Declension of -я́к (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -я́к -ják |
-яки́ -jakí | |
| genitive | -яка́ -jaká |
-яко́в -jakóv | |
| dative | -яку́ -jakú |
-яка́м -jakám | |
| accusative | animate | -яка́ -jaká |
-яко́в -jakóv |
| inanimate | -я́к -ják |
-яки́ -jakí | |
| instrumental | -яко́м -jakóm |
-яка́ми -jakámi | |
| prepositional | -яке́ -jaké |
-яка́х -jakáx | |
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- -а́к (-ák)
Etymology
Probably from soft stem + -а́к (-ák)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈjak]
Suffix
-я́к • (-ják) m (feminine -я́чка)
- (added to adjectives) a being/thing with a given characteristic; often of a colloquial nature: -er
- Synonyms: -ець (-ecʹ), -ок (-ok), -ак (-ak)
- білий (bilyj, “white”) + -я́к (-ják) → біля́к (bilják, “white hare”)
- холости́й (xolostýj, “unmarried”) + -я́к (-ják) → холостя́к (xolostják, “unmarried man”)
- до́брий (dóbryj, “good”) + -я́к (-ják) → добря́к (dobrják, “good-hearted man, kind soul”)
- пусти́й (pustýj, “empty, idle”) + -я́к (-ják) → пустя́к (pustják, “trifle”)
- suffix forming nouns of various meanings
- (added to nouns) inhabitant or native
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -я́к -ják |
-я́ки -jáky |
| genitive | -я́ка -jáka |
-я́ків -jákiv |
| dative | -я́кові, -я́ку -jákovi, -jáku |
-я́кам -jákam |
| accusative | -я́к -ják |
-я́ки -jáky |
| instrumental | -я́ком -jákom |
-я́ками -jákamy |
| locative | -я́ку -jáku |
-я́ках -jákax |
| vocative | -я́ку -jáku |
-я́ки -jáky |