-ак

See also: ак, ақ, як, and Appendix:Variations of "ak"

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic -акъ (-akŭ), Proto-Slavic *-akъ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈak]

Suffix

-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”, literally “fourth part”)

      ‎си́ний (sínij, “deep blue”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎синя́к (sinják, “bruise”, literally “blue mark”)

      ‎большо́й (bolʹšój, “big large”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎больша́к (bolʹšák, literally “large road”)

      ‎просто́й (prostój, “simple”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎проста́к (prosták, “simpleton”, literally “simple man”)

      ‎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”, literally “fish catcher”)

      ‎мо́ре (móre, “sea”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎моря́к (morják, “seaman, sailor”)

      ‎пять (pjatʹ, “five”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎пята́к (pjaták, “five-kopeck coin”, literally “five kopecks”)

   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)”)

Declension

Declension of -а́к (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-а́к -ák	-аки́ -akí
genitive	-ака́ -aká	-ако́в -akóv
dative	-аку́ -akú	-ака́м -akám
accusative animate inanimate	-ака́ -aká	-ако́в -akóv
	-а́к -ák	-аки́ -akí
instrumental	-ако́м -akóm	-ака́ми -akámi
prepositional	-аке́ -aké	-ака́х -akáx

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ак

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak/

Suffix

-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.

See also

• -јак
• -њак

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak/

Suffix

-ак (Latin spelling -ak)

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

   • глад (“to smooth”) + -ак → гладак (“smooth”).
   • љуб (“to love”) + -ак → љубак (“amiable”).
   • Proto-Slavic *plyti + -ак → плитак (“shallow”).

See also

• -ек
• -ок

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Tajik

Suffix

Dari	ـک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-ак

-ак • (-ak)

1. Suffix which forms the diminutive.

See also

Tajik terms suffixed with -ак