-ac
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) -ack, -aque
Etymology
From French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós, “-ic”).[1] Related to -ic and -y.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æk/
- (US) IPA(key): /æk/ but note elegiac /ˌelɪˈdʒaɪək/.
Suffix
-ac
- One affected with.
- Of, belonging to.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ac
Translations
one affected with
References
- ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Anagrams
Old English
Suffix
-ac
- alternative form of -oc
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- -ec (chiefly Kajkavian)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
-ac (Cyrillic spelling -ац)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, follower, age, proper name, feature, plant or animal.
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ac
See also
Slovincian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /at͡s/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ati.
Suffix
-ac
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Phonetic reduction of Proto-Slavic *-ovati
Suffix
-ac
Derived terms
Slovincian terms suffixed with -ac (-ovati)