-як
Russian
Alternative forms
- -а́к (-ák)
Etymology
Probably from soft stem + -а́к (-ák)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʲak]
Suffix
-я́к • (-ják) m (feminine -яч + -ка, variant -няк)
- (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
Declension of -я́к (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- -а́к (-ák)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈjak]
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Probably from soft stem + -а́к (-ák).
Suffix
-я́к • (-ják) m (feminine -я́ч + -ка, variant -ак or -няк)
- (added to adjectives) a being/thing with a given characteristic; often of a colloquial nature: -er
- Synonyms: -ець (-ecʹ), -ок (-ok), -ак (-ak)
- білий (bilyj, “white”) + -я́к (-ják) → біля́к (bilják, “white hare”)
- холости́й (xolostýj, “unmarried”) + -я́к (-ják) → холостя́к (xolostják, “unmarried man”)
- до́брий (dóbryj, “good”) + -я́к (-ják) → добря́к (dobrják, “good-hearted man, kind soul”)
- пусти́й (pustýj, “empty, idle”) + -я́к (-ják) → пустя́к (pustják, “trifle”)
- suffix forming nouns of various meanings
- (added to nouns) inhabitant or native
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -я́к -ják |
-яки́ -jaký |
| genitive | -яка́ -jaká |
-які́в -jakív |
| dative | -яко́ві, -яку́ -jakóvi, -jakú |
-яка́м -jakám |
| accusative | -яка́, -я́к -jaká, -ják |
-які́в, -яки́ -jakív, -jaký |
| instrumental | -яко́м -jakóm |
-яка́ми -jakámy |
| locative | -яко́ві, -яку́ -jakóvi, -jakú |
-яка́х -jakáx |
| vocative | -яку́ -jakú |
-яки́ -jaký |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-як • (-jak) m pers or f pers
- genitive/accusative plural of -я́ка (-jáka)