-lac
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lac"
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *-laik, from Proto-Germanic *-laiką (“jump, spring, sport”), from *laiką (“play, sport, fight, activity”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to bounce, shake, tremble”). Related to Proto-Germanic *laikaz (“game, dance, hymn, sport”).
Akin to Old English lāc (“sport, play”). More at English lake (Etymology 2).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-lāc n
- noun suffix denoting activity (compare Modern English -ation)
- feohtlāc ― fighting
- practice, action or process of
- wedlāc ― pledge, plighted troth
- act of
- hǣmedlāc ― sexual intercourse
- gift
Declension edit
Declension of -lac (strong a-stem)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Compare -ac. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Whence the -l-?
Suffix edit
-lac (Cyrillic spelling -лац)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature.