-ac

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) -ack, -aque

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æk/ but note elegiac /ˌelɪˈdʒaɪək/.

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-ac

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

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ac

acalculiac

acardiac

acromegaliac

ageusiac

agoraphobiac

algolagniac

ambrosiac

amnesiac

anauraliac

Anglophobiac

anirolac

aphantasiac

arteriac

asphyxiophiliac

autogynephiliac

bendazac

bigoniac

brainiac

cardiac

celeriac

Celtomaniac

clidanac

clopirac

Cluniac

coeliac

coprolaliac

eltenac

encyclopaediac

encyclopædiac

encyclopediac

felbinac

-fenac

fenclorac

fentiazac

gigantomaniac

hebephiliac

hebophiliac

iniac

insomniac

ketorolac

maniac

megalomaniac

nymphomaniac

oxepinac

oxindanac

pandemoniac

panphiliac

paranoiac

partheniac

Partheniac

phallophiliac

prosodiac

rhinotillexomaniac

sulindac

synesthesiac

teratophiliac

Teutomaniac

thalassemiac

theriac

tifurac

transmisiac

-zolac

zomepirac

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

Etymology 2

From acetic acid, which is used in the synthesis of many of these compounds.

Suffix

-ac

1. Used to form the names of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are derivatives of acetic acid.

   ketorolac

Anagrams

• ca, CA, C.A., ca., &ca., &ca

Albanian

Etymology

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Suffix

-ac m

1. Suffix appended to words to create a noun with pejorative meaning.

Derived terms

Albanian terms suffixed with -ac

mrac

pordhac

tullac

verdhac

Old English

Suffix

-ac

1. alternative form of -oc

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• -ec (chiefly Kajkavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ac m anim or m inan (Cyrillic spelling -ац, noun-forming suffix)

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

   ‎akadèmija (“academy”) + ‎-ac → ‎akadémac (“student of an academy”)

   ‎sȋv (“gray/grey”) + ‎-ac → ‎sívac (“gray/grey horse”)

   ‎lȇd (“ice”) + ‎-ac → ‎lȅdac (“crystal”)

   ‎lȇd (“ice”) + ‎-o- + ‎lòmiti (“to break”) + ‎-ac → ‎ledolómac (“icebreaker”)

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ac

administrativac

akademac

Azerbajdžanac

Azerbejdžanac

belac

bogac

borac

crnac

Crnogorac

čamac

ćosavac

daljinac

dobrovoljac

dvorac

faširanac

jaganjac

Jezerinac

jezikoslovac

kamenac

klinac

komarac

kradljivac

Kreolac

krivac

kromanjonac

kukac

lanac

lažac

lažljivac

ledac

ledolomac

letopisac

listavac

litopisac

ljetopisac

mirotvorac

mladac

muškarac

novac

obožavalac

omladinac

paprac

pisac

plamenac

podlac

podnosilac

pohotljivac

policajac

pomorac

prdac

prljavac

punoglavac

rezanac

Rimac

rubac

rukavac

silvanac

sistemac

sivac

Šipanac

škripac

štenac

tajac

Tajvanac

terenac

tukac

udarac

uživalac

vatrogasac

zemaljac

zubac

žalac

žeravac

жалац

силванац

See also

• -avac
• -ijevac
• -lac

Slovincian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡s/

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *-ati

Slovincian -ac

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ati.

Suffix

-ac

1. forms verbs

   ‎pamjãc + ‎-ac → ‎pamjãtac

Derived terms

Slovincian terms suffixed with -ac (-ati)

badac

bëkac

ochac

pamjãtac

przêbaczac

przëbaczac

pôwjadac

slëchac

wëbaczac

wëbawjac

wôbaczac

wùbaczac

zabawjac

zbawjac

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₁-der.?

Proto-Slavic *-ovati

Slovincian -ac

Phonetic reduction of Proto-Slavic *-ovati.

Suffix

-ac

1. forms verbs

   Alternative form: -ôwac

   ‎pôkázac pf + ‎-ac → ‎pôkazác impf

Derived terms

Slovincian terms suffixed with -ac (-ovati)

adresérac

akordérac

alarmérac

apelérac

aptécznjikac

aratérac

arbac

atakérac

atastérac

awãzérac

bagrac

balanzérac

balzamérac

barghac

batëgac

ozac

procac

próbac

pôakcyjónérac

pôkazac

wëakcyjónérac

wôbalac

zaakcyjónérac

zabalac

ãkrac