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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ačь and Proto-Slavic *-(a)čь.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ач • (-ač) m (feminine form -ачка)
- (productive) Forms agent nouns from verbs.
- Synonyms: -тел (-tel), -джия (-džija)
- играя (igraja, “to play”) + -ач (-ač) → играч (igrač, “player”)
- готвя (gotvja, “to cook”) + -ач (-ač) → готвач (gotvač, “cook, chef”)
- копая (kopaja, “to dig”) + -ач (-ač) → копач (kopač, “digger”)
- (unproductive) Denominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a property. (rare)
- коло (kolo, “circle, wheel”) (dialectal) + -ач (-ač) → колач (kolač, “type of round bread”) (dialectal)
- рог (rog, “horn”) + -ач (-ač) → рогач (rogač, “male deer”)
Derived terms
Komi-Zyrian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ач • (-ać) (soft stem variant -яч)
- Used to form nouns denoting (mostly animate) action nouns; -er
Derived terms
References
- Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 65
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-(a)čь (“agent noun”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ач • (-ač) m
- (appended to imperfective verbs) A person that performs the action denoted by the verb.
- Synonyms: -тел (-tel), -ец (-ec)
- копа (kopa) + -ач (-ač) → копач (kopač)
- мете (mete) + -ач (-ač) → метач (metač)
- ора (ora) + -ач (-ač) → орач (orač)
- води (vodi) + -ач (-ač) → водач (vodač)
- готви (gotvi) + -ач (-ač) → готвач (gotvač)
Usage notes
Verb ending is dropped in cases like водач (< води), метач (< мете).
Derived terms
See also
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ačь.
Suffix
-ач • (-ač)
- Usually denoting occupation or agent
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
-ач (Latin spelling -ač)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer, tool or object.
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ačь.
Suffix
-ач • (-ač)
- Usually denoting occupation or agent
Derived terms