ack

See also: ACK, ack., and ␆

Translingual

Symbol

ack

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aka-Kora.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æk/
• Rhymes: -æk

Etymology 1

Clipping of acknowledged.

Noun

ack (plural acks)

1. (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
   • 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 173:

     They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.

2. (data communications) acknowledgment signal

Alternative forms

• (data communications): ACK

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “data communications”): nack, nak

Derived terms

• ack emma
• ack-ack

Verb

ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)

1. Alternative form of ACK.

Interjection

ack

1. (radio communications) acknowledged

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Interjection

ack

1. Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.

Anagrams

• AKC, cak

Scots

Alternative forms

• akk, ac'
• act, actt, auct, accke, aick, akk (older)

Etymology

From Middle English acte, from Old French act, from Latin ācta, plural of āctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑk/

Noun

ack (plural acks)

1. act

Verb

ack (past participle acket)

1. to act

Derived terms

• acker
• ackie

References

• “ack, n., v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish akh, from Middle Low German ach (“an unhappy interjection”).

Interjection

ack

1. alas, oh (exclamation of sorrow, awe, etc. – being moved by emotion)

   Ack och ve!

   Woe and alas!

   • 1822, “Ack Värmeland, du sköna (Värmlandsvisan) [Oh Värmland, you fair (The Värmland song / Song of Värmland)]”, Anders Fryxell, Fredrik August Dahlgren (lyrics), traditional (music)‎^[1]performed by Värmlands Nations Kör:

     Ack Värmeland, du sköna, du härliga land! Du krona bland Svea rikes länder. Och komme jag än mitt i det förlovade land, till Värmland jag ändock återvänder.

     Oh Värmland, you fair [or "thou fair," to pair with "fair" and the general tone], you glorious land! You crown among the lands of the Kingdom of Sweden ["Swedes' [a tribe] kingdom" – solemn or poetic]. And were I even to come [subjunctive of komma (“come”), with "even/yet" from "än"] in the middle of the promised land, to Värmland I still return.

Usage notes

Inherently sad, but sometimes used in a positive sense of passion, awe, and the like (see for example the quotations). Compare how someone might put their hand on their chest and have a slightly sad expression on their face when witnessing something they find awe-inspiringly wonderful.

See also

• ve
• eja

Etymology 2

Clipping of ackumulator.

Noun

ack c

1. (electronics, slang) an electric accumulator.

Declension

Declension of ack
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ack	acken	ackar	ackarna
Genitive	acks	ackens	ackars	ackarnas

Synonyms

• ackumulator

References

• ack in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ack in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ack in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)