-ач

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ačь and Proto-Slavic *-(a)čь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [-at͡ʃ]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file)

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

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ач

Komi-Zyrian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-at͡ɕ/, [-ät͡ɕ]

Suffix

-ач • (-ać) (soft stem variant -яч)

Used to form nouns denoting (mostly animate) action nouns; -er

Derived terms

Komi-Zyrian terms suffixed with -ач

лэбач

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

IPA^(key): [at͡ʃ]

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

Macedonian terms suffixed with -ач

Russian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ)

Russian -ач

Inherited from Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ).

Suffix

-ач • (-ač)

Usually denoting occupation or agent

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ач

Russian terms suffixed with -ач (agent noun)

Russian terms suffixed with -ач (having)

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ačь

Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ)

Ukrainian -ач

Inherited from Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ačь.

Suffix

-ач • (-ač) m pers (feminine -ач + -ка, variant -яч)

Usually denoting occupation or agent
Synonyms: -ар (-ar), -аль (-alʹ), -ак (-ak)

Declension

Declension of *-а́ч, -́ач*
(pers semisoft masc-form accent-b/a)
	singular	plural
nominative	-а́ч, -́ач -áč, -́ač	-ачі́, -́ачі -ačí, -́ači
genitive	-ача́, -́ача -ačá, -́ača	-ачі́в, -́ачів -ačív, -́ačiv
dative	-аче́ві, -ачу́, -́ачеві, -́ачу -ačévi, -ačú, -́ačevi, -́aču	-ача́м, -́ачам -ačám, -́ačam
accusative	-ача́, -́ача -ačá, -́ača	-ачі́в, -́ачів -ačív, -́ačiv
instrumental	-аче́м, -́ачем -ačém, -́ačem	-ача́ми, -́ачами -ačámy, -́ačamy
locative	-аче́ві, -ачу́, -ачі́, -́ачеві, -́ачу, -́ачі -ačévi, -ačú, -ačí, -́ačevi, -́aču, -́ači	-ача́х, -́ачах -ačáx, -́ačax
vocative	-а́чу, -́ачу -áču, -́aču	-ачі́, -́ачі -ačí, -́ači

Suffix

-ач • (-ač) m inan

Denoting agentive inanimate nouns

Declension

Declension of *-а́ч, -́ач*
(inan semisoft masc-form accent-b/a)
	singular	plural
nominative	-а́ч, -́ач -áč, -́ač	-ачі́, -́ачі -ačí, -́ači
genitive	-ача́, -́ача -ačá, -́ača	-ачі́в, -́ачів -ačív, -́ačiv
dative	-аче́ві, -ачу́, -́ачеві, -́ачу -ačévi, -ačú, -́ačevi, -́aču	-ача́м, -́ачам -ačám, -́ačam
accusative	-а́ч, -́ач -áč, -́ač	-ачі́, -́ачі -ačí, -́ači
instrumental	-аче́м, -́ачем -ačém, -́ačem	-ача́ми, -́ачами -ačámy, -́ačamy
locative	-ачу́, -ачі́, -́ачу, -́ачі -ačú, -ačí, -́aču, -́ači	-ача́х, -́ачах -ačáx, -́ačax
vocative	-а́чу, -́ачу -áču, -́aču	-ачі́, -́ачі -ačí, -́ači