# ack
## Translingual
### Symbol

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

## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /æk/
* Rhymes: -æk

### Etymology 1

Clipping of acknowledged.

#### Noun

ack (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

* (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)
* Alternative form of ACK.

#### Interjection

ack
* (radio communications) acknowledged

### Etymology 2

Imitative.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Interjection

ack
* 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: /ɑk/

### Noun

ack (plural acks)
* act

### Verb

ack (past participle acket)
* to act

### Derived terms

* acker
* ackie

### References

* “ack, n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Interjection

ack
* 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)‎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
* (electronics, slang) an electric accumulator.

##### Synonyms

* ackumulator

### References

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