English Explanatory Dictionary

-ac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. One affected with.
  2. Of, belonging to.
suffix
  1. Used to form the names of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are derivatives of acetic acid.

Pronunciation

/æk/

Word forms

-ac -ack -aque

Etymology

From French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós, “-ic”). Related to -ic and -y.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on - Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary