-ач

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ačь and Proto-Slavic *-(a)čь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-at͡ʃ]

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Suffix

-ач • (-ač) m (feminine form -ачка)

1. (productive) Forms agent nouns from verbs.

   Synonyms: -тел (-tel), -джия (-džija)

   ‎играя (igraja, “to play”) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎играч (igrač, “player”)

   ‎готвя (gotvja, “to cook”) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎готвач (gotvač, “cook, chef”)

   ‎копая (kopaja, “to dig”) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎копач (kopač, “digger”)

2. (unproductive) Denominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a property. (rare)

   ‎коло (kolo, “circle, wheel”) (dialectal) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎колач (kolač, “type of round bread”) (dialectal)

   ‎рог (rog, “horn”) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎рогач (rogač, “male deer”)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ач

Komi-Zyrian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-at͡ɕ/, [-ät͡ɕ]

Suffix

-ач • (-ać) (soft stem variant -яч)

1. Used to form nouns denoting (mostly animate) action nouns; -er

Derived terms

Komi-Zyrian terms suffixed with -ач

References

• Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 65

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-(a)čь (“agent noun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [at͡ʃ]

Suffix

-ач • (-ač) m

1. (appended to imperfective verbs) A person that performs the action denoted by the verb.

   Synonyms: -тел (-tel), -ец (-ec)

   ‎копа (kopa) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎копач (kopač)

   ‎мете (mete) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎метач (metač)

   ‎ора (ora) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎орач (orač)

   ‎води (vodi) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎водач (vodač)

   ‎готви (gotvi) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎готвач (gotvač)

Usage notes

Verb ending is dropped in cases like водач (< води), метач (< мете).

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -ач

See also

• -ачка (-ačka)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ačь.

Suffix

-ач • (-ač)

1. Usually denoting occupation or agent

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ач

Russian terms suffixed with -ач (agent noun)

Russian terms suffixed with -ач (having)

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ач (Latin spelling -ač)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer, tool or object.

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ačь.

Suffix

-ач • (-ač)

1. Usually denoting occupation or agent

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ач