-ac

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) -ack, -aque

Etymology

From French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós, “-ic”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æk/

Suffix

-ac

1. One affected with.
2. Of, belonging to.

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -ac

Translations

one affected with

• Finnish: -akki
• Greek: -ακός (el) (-akós), -ιακός (el) (-iakós)
• Hungarian: -ák, -ákus, -ás (hu)

• Portuguese: -íaco
• Spanish: -aco (es) m, -aca (es) f

Anagrams

• C.A., CA, ca, ca.

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• -ec (chiefly Kajkavian)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ac (Cyrillic spelling -ац)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, follower, age, proper name, feature, plant or animal.

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian words suffixed with -ac

See also

• -avac
• -ijevac