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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Arbitrary formation.
Noun[edit]
ack (plural acks)
- (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, p. 173:
- They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, p. 173:
- (data communications) acknowledgment signal
Alternative forms[edit]
- (data communications): ACK
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Interjection[edit]
ack
- (radio communications) acknowledged
Etymology 2[edit]
Imitative.
Interjection[edit]
ack
- Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish akh, from Middle Low German ach (“an unhappy interjection”).
Interjection[edit]
ack
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Clipping of ackumulator.
Noun[edit]
ack c
- (electronics, slang) an electric accumulator.
Declension[edit]
Declension of ack | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ack | acken | ackar | ackarna |
Genitive | acks | ackens | ackars | ackarnas |
Synonyms[edit]
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Military
- English terms with historical senses
- English interjections
- English three-letter words
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish interjections
- Swedish clippings
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Electronics
- Swedish slang