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Yiddish
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Suffix
Yiddish
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Etymology
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Ultimately from
Proto-Slavic
*-akъ
. Compare
Polish
-ak
,
Czech
-ák
,
Russian
-а́к
(
-ák
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/-ˈak/
Suffix
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־אַק
•
(
-ak
)
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
”
)
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