-áč

See also: -ač and Appendix:Variations of "ac"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ačь.

Suffix

-áč m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

1. Alternative form of -č
2. (added to nouns) substantivized -atý

   ‎prachy (“money”) + ‎-áč → ‎pracháč (“moneybags”)

   ‎žena (“wife”) + ‎-áč → ‎ženáč (“married man”)

3. (added to nouns) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   ‎kruh + ‎-áč → ‎kruháč

   ‎hamburger (“hamburger”) + ‎-áč → ‎hambáč (“hamburger”)

Declension

animate:

Declension of -áč (soft masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	-áč	-áči
genitive	-áče	-áčů
dative	-áčovi, -áči	-áčům
accusative	-áče	-áče
vocative	-áči	-áči
locative	-áčovi, -áči	-áčích
instrumental	-áčem	-áči

inanimate:

Declension of -áč (soft masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	-áč	-áče
genitive	-áče	-áčů
dative	-áči	-áčům
accusative	-áč	-áče
vocative	-áči	-áče
locative	-áči	-áčích
instrumental	-áčem	-áči

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -áč (agent noun)

Czech terms suffixed with -áč

Further reading

• -áč in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017