-ак

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Belarusian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ.

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-ак (-ak)

  1. takes masculine nouns, produces diminutive masculine nouns, sometimes with further sense development
  2. masculine name diminutive suffix
  3. (inanimate) subject of an action
  4. place of an action
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old East Slavic -акъ (-akŭ), Proto-Slavic *-akъ.

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-а́к (-ák)

  1. suffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic -акъ (-akŭ), Proto-Slavic *-akъ.

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-а́к (-ák)

  1. Alternative form of -я́к (-ják) (suffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature)
    1. (added to adjectives)
      Synonyms: -ок (-ok), -ец (-ec), -ик (-ik)
      четвёртый (četvjórtyj, fourth) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎четверта́к (četverták, quarter)
      си́ний (sínij, deep blue) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎синя́к (sinják, bruise)
      большо́й (bolʹšój, big large) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎больша́к (bolʹšák, large road)
      просто́й (prostój, simple) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎проста́к (prosták, simpleton)
      о́бщий (óbščij, common, general) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎обща́к (obščák, common fund of a criminal group (slang))
    2. (added to nouns)
      Synonym: -ник (-nik)
      ры́ба (rýba, fish) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎рыба́к (rybák, fisherman)
      мо́ре (móre, sea) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎моря́к (morják, seaman, sailor)
      пять (pjatʹ, five) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎пята́к (pjaták, five-kopeck coin)
    3. (added to verbs)
      Synonyms: -ок (-ok), -ец (-ec)
      ре́зать (rézatʹ, to cut) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎реза́к (rezák, cutter)
      лежа́ть (ležátʹ, to lie) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎лежа́к (ležák, lounger, sunbed)
      перде́ть (perdétʹ, to fart) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎перда́к (perdák, ass, butt (colloquial, humorous))

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ.

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-ак (Latin spelling -ak)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a performer, feature, human relation, result of an action, object, diminutive or a proper name.
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Etymology 2

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

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-ак (Latin spelling -ak)

  1. Suffix appended to the present stem of verbs to form an adjective denoting a feature or a dimension.
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Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian ـَک (-ak).

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-ак (-ak) (Persian spelling ـک)

  1. suffix which forms the diminutive

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic -акъ (-akŭ), Proto-Slavic *-akъ.

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-ак (-akm (feminine -ачка)

  1. appended to nouns, adjectives and verbs to form masculine nouns of various meanings;
    1. appended to adjectives
      лі́вий (lívyj, left) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎ліва́к (livák, ultraleftist (politics, derogatory))
      прости́й (prostýj, simple) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎проста́к (prosták, simpleton)
      тупи́й (tupýj, dumb) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎тупа́к (tupák, fool. idiot (colloquial))
      хи́жий (xýžyj, predatory) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎хижа́к (xyžák, predator)
      ю́ний (júnyj, young) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎юна́к (junák, young man, youngster)
    2. appended to nouns
      мо́ре (móre, sea) + ‎-як (-jak) → ‎моря́к (morják, seaman, sailor)
      прус (prus, Prussian) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎пруса́к (prusák, cockroach)
      п'ять (pʺjatʹ, five) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎п'ята́к (pʺjaták, nickel)
    3. appended to verbs
      співа́ти (spiváty, to sing) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎співа́к (spivák, singer)
      лежа́ти (ležáty, to lie) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎лежа́к (ležák, lounger, sunbed)
      черпа́ти (čerpáty, to scoop, to ladle) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎черпа́к (čerpák, ladle)

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