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Appendix:Variations of "ac"
English
Alternative forms
en obsolete -ack -aque
Pronunciation
en /æk/ RP
en /æk/ US but note elegiac /ˌelɪˈdʒaɪək/.
Etymology 1
From en fr -acque, from en la-new -acus, from en grc -ακός -ic.Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Related to en -ic -y 1 1.
Suffix
noun-forming suffixes
One affected with.
Of, belonging to.
Derived terms
en
Translations
one affected with
Finnish: fi -akki
Greek: el -ακός, el -ιακός
Hungarian: hu -ák, hu -ákus, hu -ás
Portuguese: pt -íaco
Spanish: es -aco m, es -aca f
Etymology 2
From acetic acid, which is used in the synthesis of many of these compounds.
Suffix
noun-forming suffixes
Used to form the names of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are derivatives of acetic acid.
en ketorolac
References
Anagrams
en ac ca CA C.A. ca. &ca. &ca
en Medicine
Albanian
Etymology
sq
Suffix
sq suffix m
Suffix appended to words to create a noun with pejorative meaning.
Derived terms
sq
Old English
Pronunciation
-ac
Suffix
m
ang -uc: -ock; forms diminutive nouns
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
sh -ec chiefly Kajkavian
Etymology
sh :inh sla-pro:*-ьcь
sh sla-pro *-ьcь.
Suffix
m-an,m-in
suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, follower, age, proper name, feature, plant or animal; -er
sh akadèmija<t:academy> akadémac<t:student of an academy>
sh sȋv<t:gray/grey> sívac<t:gray/grey horse>
sh lȇd<t:ice> lȅdac<t:crystal>
sh lȇd<t:ice> -o- lòmiti<t:to break> ledolómac<t:icebreaker>
Derived terms
sh
See also
sh -avac
sh -ijevac
sh -lac
Slovincian
Pronunciation
- -
Etymology 1
zlw-slv -ati :inh sla-pro:*-ati 1 +
Suffix
zlw-slv suffix
forms verbs
zlw-slv pamjãc pamjãtac
Derived terms
zlw-slv -ac (-ati)
Etymology 2
zlw-slv -ovati :inh sla-pro:*-ovati 1
Phonetic reduction of zlw-slv sla-pro *-ovati.
Suffix
zlw-slv suffix
forms verbs
zlw-slv -ôwac
zlw-slv pôkazac<alt:pôkázac><id:pf><g:pf> pôkazac<alt:pôkazác><id:impf><g:impf>
Derived terms
zlw-slv -ac (-ovati)