ack
Translingual
editSymbol
editack
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editClipping of acknowledged.
Noun
editack (plural acks)
- (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.
- (data communications) acknowledgment signal
Alternative forms
edit- (data communications): ACK
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editVerb
editack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)
- Alternative form of ACK.
Interjection
editack
- (radio communications) acknowledged
Etymology 2
editImitative.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editack
- Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
Anagrams
editScots
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English acte, from Old French act, from Latin ācta, plural of āctus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editack (plural acks)
Verb
editack (past participle acket)
- to act
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “ack, n., v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Swedish
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Etymology 1
editFrom Old Swedish akh, from Middle Low German ach (“an unhappy interjection”).
Interjection
editack
- 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
editInherently 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
editEtymology 2
editClipping of ackumulator.
Noun
editack c
- (electronics, slang) an electric accumulator.
Declension
editDeclension of ack | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ack | acken | ackar | ackarna |
Genitive | acks | ackens | ackars | ackarnas |
Synonyms
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- Swedish terms with audio links
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