-як

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from soft stem + -а́к (-ák)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʲak]

Suffix

-я́к (-ják) m

  1. (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)
  2. suffix forming nouns of various meanings
    мышь (myšʹ, mouse) + -я́к (-ják)мышья́к (myšʹják, arsenic (from its use as a poison of mice))
    кость (kostʹ, bone) + -я́к (-ják)костя́к (kostják, skeleton)
  3. (added to nouns) inhabitant or native
    Synonyms: -ец (-ec), -янин (-janin)
    земля́ (zemljá, earth, land) + -я́к (-ják)земля́к (zemlják, compatriot, countryman)
    Пермь (Permʹ, Perm) + -я́к (-ják)пермя́к (permják, Permian)
    Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ, Siberia) + -я́к (-ják)сибиря́к (sibirják, Siberian)

Declension

Derived terms

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