Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ačь and Proto-Slavic *-(a)čь.

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  • IPA(key): [-at͡ʃ]
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-ач (-ačm (feminine form -ачка)

  1. (productive) Forms agent nouns from verbs.
    Synonyms: -тел (-tel), -джия (-džija)
    играя (igraja, to play) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎играч (igrač, player)
    готвя (gotvja, to cook) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎готвач (gotvač, cook, chef)
    копая (kopaja, to dig) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎копач (kopač, digger)
  2. (unproductive) Denominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a property. (rare)
    коло (kolo, circle, wheel) (dialectal) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎колач (kolač, type of round bread) (dialectal)
    рог (rog, horn) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎рогач (rogač, male deer)

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Komi-Zyrian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-at͡ɕ/, [-ät͡ɕ]

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-ач (-ać) (soft stem variant -яч)

  1. Used to form nouns denoting (mostly animate) action nouns; -er

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References

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  • Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 65

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-(a)čь (agent noun).

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-ач (-ačm

  1. (appended to imperfective verbs) A person that performs the action denoted by the verb.
    Synonyms: -тел (-tel), -ец (-ec)
    копа (kopa) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎копач (kopač)
    мете (mete) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎метач (metač)
    ора (ora) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎орач (orač)
    води (vodi) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎водач (vodač)
    готви (gotvi) + ‎-ач (-ač) → ‎готвач (gotvač)

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Verb ending is dropped in cases like водач (< води), метач (< мете).

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ačь.

Suffix

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-ач (-ač)

  1. Usually denoting occupation or agent

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Serbo-Croatian

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Suffix

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-ач (Latin spelling -ač)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer, tool or object.

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ačь.

Suffix

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-ач (-ač)

  1. Usually denoting occupation or agent

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