# -ак
## Belarusian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ.

#### Alternative forms

* -ak — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
* -о́к (-ók) — stressed
* -ёк (-jok) — stressed, after certain letters, especially paired soft consonants
* -ек (-jek) — after certain letters

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ak]

#### Suffix

-ак • (-ak)
* takes masculine nouns, produces diminutive masculine nouns, sometimes with further sense development
* masculine name diminutive suffix
* (inanimate) subject of an action
* place of an action

##### Usage notes

* When borrowing a Polish word ending in -ek, -ак is usually used in its place, for example буды́нак (budýnak) from Polish budynek.

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic -акъ (-akŭ), Proto-Slavic *-akъ.

#### Alternative forms

* -ak — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
* -я́к (-ják) — after certain letters, especially paired soft consonants

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈak]

#### Suffix

-а́к • (-ák)
* suffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature

### Derived terms
## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -акъ (-akŭ), Proto-Slavic *-akъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈak]

### Suffix

-а́к • (-ák)
* Alternative form of -я́к (-ják) (suffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature)
** (added to adjectives)
    Synonyms: -ок (-ok), -ец (-ec), -ик (-ik)
    ‎четвёртый (četvjórtyj, “fourth”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎четверта́к (četverták, “quarter”)
    ‎си́ний (sínij, “deep blue”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎синя́к (sinják, “bruise”)
    ‎большо́й (bolʹšój, “big large”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎больша́к (bolʹšák, “large road”)
    ‎просто́й (prostój, “simple”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎проста́к (prosták, “simpleton”)
    ‎о́бщий (óbščij, “common, general”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎обща́к (obščák, “common fund of a criminal group (slang)”)
** (added to nouns)
    Synonym: -ник (-nik)
    ‎ры́ба (rýba, “fish”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎рыба́к (rybák, “fisherman”)
    ‎мо́ре (móre, “sea”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎моря́к (morják, “seaman, sailor”)
    ‎пять (pjatʹ, “five”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎пята́к (pjaták, “five-kopeck coin”)
** (added to verbs)
    Synonyms: -ок (-ok), -ец (-ec)
    ‎ре́зать (rézatʹ, “to cut”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎реза́к (rezák, “cutter”)
    ‎лежа́ть (ležátʹ, “to lie”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎лежа́к (ležák, “lounger, sunbed”)
    ‎перде́ть (perdétʹ, “to fart”) + ‎-а́к (-ák) → ‎перда́к (perdák, “ass, butt (colloquial, humorous)”)

#### Derived terms
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ak/

#### Suffix

-ак (Latin spelling -ak)
* Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a performer, feature, human relation, result of an action, object, diminutive or a proper name.

##### See also

* -јак
* -њак

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ak/

#### Suffix

-ак (Latin spelling -ak)
* Suffix appended to the present stem of verbs to form an adjective denoting a feature or a dimension.
** глад (“to smooth”) + -ак → гладак (“smooth”).
** љуб (“to love”) + -ак → љубак (“amiable”).
** Proto-Slavic *plyti + -ак → плитак (“shallow”).

##### See also

* -ек
* -ок

## Tajik
### Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian ـَک (-ak).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ak/, [ʔäk]

### Suffix

-ак • (-ak) (Persian spelling ـک)
* suffix which forms the diminutive

### See also
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -акъ (-akŭ), Proto-Slavic *-akъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ ˈak]

### Suffix

-ак • (-ak) m (feminine -ачка, variant -як)
* appended to nouns, adjectives and verbs to form masculine nouns of various meanings;
** appended to adjectives
    ‎лі́вий (lívyj, “left”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎ліва́к (livák, “ultraleftist (politics, derogatory)”)
    ‎прости́й (prostýj, “simple”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎проста́к (prosták, “simpleton”)
    ‎тупи́й (tupýj, “dumb”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎тупа́к (tupák, “fool. idiot (colloquial)”)
    ‎хи́жий (xýžyj, “predatory”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎хижа́к (xyžák, “predator”)
    ‎ю́ний (júnyj, “young”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎юна́к (junák, “young man, youngster”)
** appended to nouns
    ‎прус (prus, “Prussian”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎пруса́к (prusák, “cockroach”)
    ‎п'ять (pʺjatʹ, “five”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎п'ята́к (pʺjaták, “nickel”)
** appended to verbs
    ‎співа́ти (spiváty, “to sing”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎співа́к (spivák, “singer”)
    ‎лежа́ти (ležáty, “to lie”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎лежа́к (ležák, “lounger, sunbed”)
    ‎черпа́ти (čerpáty, “to scoop, to ladle”) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎черпа́к (čerpák, “ladle”)