-iak

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ak"

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-akъ after a nominal in *-ь or a verb with soft (front) final root vowel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i̯ak]

Suffix

-iak m

1. alternative form of suffix -ák after roots in a (historically) soft or palatalizeable consonant

   ‎divieť + ‎-iak → ‎diviak

   ‎peší + ‎-iak → ‎pešiak

   ‎tretí + ‎-iak → ‎tretiak

   ‎nákladné auto + ‎-iak → ‎nákladniak

   ‎horný + ‎-iak → ‎horniak

   ‎Poľsko + ‎-iak → ‎Poliak

   ‎sušiť + ‎-iak → ‎sušiak

   ‎čmeľ + ‎-iak → ‎čmeliak

   ‎Beňo + ‎-iak → ‎Beniak

Declension

• Declension in case of an inanimate noun according to the declension pattern dub:

Declension of -iak

	singular	plural
nominative	-iak	-iaky
genitive	-iaka	-iakov
dative	-iaku	-iakom
accusative	-iak	-iaky
locative	-iaku	-iakoch
instrumental	-iakom	-iakmi

• Declension in case of an animate noun according to the declension pattern chlap:

Declension of -iak

	singular	plural
nominative	-iak	-iaci
genitive	-iaka	-iakov
dative	-iakovi	-iakom
accusative	-iaka	-iakov
locative	-iakovi	-iakoch
instrumental	-iakom	-iakmi

Related terms

• -ák
• -áčka ~ -iačka
• -čiak ~ -čák
• -niak

Further reading

• Pauliny, Eugen - Ružička, Jozef - Štolc, Jozef (1968), Slovenská gramatika (in Slovak), 5th edition, Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, pages 145-152
• -iak in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk