-aĉ-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian -accio, ultimately from Latin -āceus. Compare French -asse, English -aceous.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [at͡ʃ]
  • Audio:
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  • Hyphenation: aĉ

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
Esperanto terms suffixed with -aĉ-
  • aĉ! (“oh no!, ugh!, yuck!”)
  • aĉa (“awful, horrible, rotten, terrible”)
  • aĉaĵaro (“(pile of) junk, mess”)
  • aĉaĵo (“terrible thing, junk, mess”)
  • aĉe (“poorly, terribly”)
  • aĉi (“to be awful, horrible”)
  • aĉigi (“to make awful, cause to be horrible”)
  • aĉiĝi (“to become awful, to deteriorate”)
  • aĉulo (“wretch, scoundrel, jerk”)
  • malaĉa (“awesome, worthy”)
  • ulaĉo (“bastard, git”)
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