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-ac

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós, -ic).[1] Doublet of -ic and -y.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ac

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

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Anagrams

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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  • -ec (chiefly Kajkavian)

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

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-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.

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Slovincian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ati.

Suffix

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-ac

  1. forms verbs
    pamjãc + ‎-ac → ‎pamjãtac
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Etymology 2

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Phonetic reduction of Proto-Slavic *-ovati

Suffix

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-ac

  1. forms verbs
    Alternative form: -ôwac
    pôkázac pf + ‎-ac → ‎pôkazác impf
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