-lac

-lac

See also: lac, lać, lâc, lắc, lạc, Lạc, and Appendix:Variations of "lac"

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laiką (“jump, spring, sport”), from Proto-Germanic *laiką (“play, sport, fight, activity”), *laikaz (“game, dance, hymn, sport”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to bounce, shake, tremble”).

Akin to Old English lāc (“sport, play”). More at English lake (Etymology 2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑːk/

Suffix

-lāc n

1. noun suffix denoting activity (compare Modern English -ation)

   feohtlāc (“fighting”)

2. practice, action or process of

   wedlāc (“pledge, plighted troth”)

3. act of

   hǣmedlāc (“sexual intercourse”)

4. gift

   frēolāc (“oblation, free-will offering”)

   sǣlāc (“sea-gift”)

Declension

Declension of -lac (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-lāc	-lāc
accusative	-lāc	-lāc
genitive	-lāces	-lāca
dative	-lāce	-lācum

Derived terms

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Descendants

• English: -lock (only in wedlock, bridelock)

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Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-lac (Cyrillic spelling -лац)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature.