-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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