-ac
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós, “-ic”).[1]
Etymology 2Edit
From ac(etic acid).
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ac
- One affected with.
- Of, belonging to.
- (pharmacology) Used to form names of anti-inflammatory agents.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
one affected with
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
AnagramsEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- -ec (chiefly Kajkavian)
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
SuffixEdit
-ac (Cyrillic spelling -ац)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, follower, age, proper name, feature, plant or animal.