Meaning of -ach | Babel Free
əxDefinitions
- Forms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’.
- forms the genitive singular of some fifth-declension nouns
- Forms adjectives from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘connected or involved with, belonging to, having’.
Equivalents
Examples
“Éire (“Ireland”) + -ach → Éireannach (“Irish (person)”)”
“Sasana (“England”) + -ach → Sasanach (“English (person)”)”
“bunús (“basis”) + -ach → bunúsach (“basic”)”
“fearg (“anger”) + -ach → feargach (“angry”)”
“Éire (“Ireland”) + -ach → Éireannach (“Irish”)”
“Sasana (“England”) + -ach → Sasanach (“English”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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