-ac
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"
Contents
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós, “-ic”), -ακή (-akḗ), -ακόν (-akón).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ac
- One affected with.
Derived terms[edit]
terms formed using -ac
References[edit]
- ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (chiefly Kajkavian): -ec
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix[edit]
-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.
