־אַק

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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־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)