-aco
-aca
Aspects of Word Formation in Spanish 2
-aco
-aco(
ah
-
koh
)A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a word to create a new word with a different meaning (e.g. philia, ism).
1. (related to; used to form adjectives)
a. -ac
El futbolista sufrió un paro cardiaco mientras jugaba la final de la Copa del Mundo.The soccer player went into cardiac arrest while playing the World Cup Final.
2. (pejorative)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Yo que tú no perdía mi tiempo leyendo ese libraco.If I were you I wouldn't waste my time reading that lousy book.
Ese pajarraco hace un ruido estridente que me despierta todas las mañanas.That ugly bird makes a shrill sound that wakes me up every morning.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate -aco using machine translators
See Machine TranslationsWant to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
Translation
The world’s largest Spanish dictionary
Conjugation
Conjugations for every Spanish verb
Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary faster
Grammar
Learn every rule and exception
Pronunciation
Native-speaker video pronunciations
Word of the Day
chismear
to gossip
SpanishDict Premium
Have you tried it yet? Here's what's included:
Cheat sheets
No ads
Learn offline on iOS
Fun phrasebooks
Learn Spanish faster
Support SpanishDict
