־אַק

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-akъ. Compare Polish -ak, Czech -ák, Russian -а́к (-ák).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈak/

Suffix

־אַק • (-ak)

1. denotes a person with a given characteristic, usually colloquial and/or derogatory in nature

   ‎פֿרום (frum, “religious”) + ‎־אַק (-ak) → ‎פֿרומאַק (frumak, “religious Jew”)

   ‎צָבוּעַ (tsavúa, “hypocritical”) + ‎־(אַ)ק (-(a)k) → ‎צבֿועק (tsvuak, “hypocrite”)