-як
Russian
editAlternative forms
edit- -а́к (-ák)
Etymology
editProbably from soft stem + -а́к (-ák)
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-я́к • (-ják) m
- (added to adjectives) a being/thing with a given characteristic; often of a colloquial nature: -er
- Synonyms: -ец (-ec), -ок (-ok), -ак (-ak)
- све́тлый (svétlyj, “light”) + -я́к (-ják) → светля́к (svetlják, “glowworm”)
- бе́лый (bélyj, “white”) + -я́к (-ják) → беля́к (belják, “white hare”)
- холосто́й (xolostój, “unmarried”) + -я́к (-ják) → холостя́к (xolostják, “unmarried man”)
- до́брый (dóbryj, “good”) + -я́к (-ják) → добря́к (dobrják, “good-hearted man, kind soul”)
- о́стрый (óstryj, “sharp”) + -я́к (-ják) → остря́к (ostrják, “witty person, wit”)
- пусто́й (pustój, “empty, idle”) + -я́к (-ják) → пустя́к (pustják, “trifle”)
- suffix forming nouns of various meanings
- (added to nouns) inhabitant or native
Declension
editDeclension of -я́к (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-b)