-aĉ-

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian -accio.

Suffix

-aĉ-

  1. Used to denote substandard degree, lack of quality, or inferiority.
    ‎ĉevalo (“horse”) + ‎-aĉ- → ‎ĉevalaĉo (“nag”)
    ‎domo (“house”) + ‎-aĉ- → ‎domaĉo (“shack”)
    ‎skribi (“to write”) + ‎-aĉ- → ‎skribaĉi (“to scrawl”)

Usage notes
  • Unlike most Esperanto suffixes, -aĉ- does not have an inherent part of speech, but rather inherits the part of speech of the stem to which it is suffixed.
  • The difference between fi- and -aĉ- is similar, but not identical, to the difference between evil and bad in English. fi- always denotes low morality, while -aĉ- always denotes low quality.

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Esperanto_words_suffixed_with_-a%C4%89-' title='Category:Esperanto words suffixed with -aĉ-'>Esperanto words suffixed with -aĉ-</a>
  • aĉ! (“oh no!, ugh!, yuck!”)
  • aĉa (“awful, horrible, rotten, terrible”)
  • aĉe (“poorly, terribly”)
  • aĉulo (“wretch”)
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