-ach-

Ido

Etymology

From earlier -ac-, from Italian -accio. (Compare Esperanto -aĉ-)

Suffix

-ach-

  1. Used to add a pejorative meaning, expressing a very low quality, nuance of despise, antipathy, disgust or repugnance, etc.
    kavalo (horse) + -ach-kavalacho (nag; a horse of low or bad quality)
    populo (a people, population) + -ach-populacho (rabble, riffraff; a blunt and badly led people)
    bela (beautiful) + -ach-belacho (insipid beauty, inexpressive, has no charm)
    dolca (sweet) + -ach-dolcacha (tasteless, flavorless, flat (of persons and things))
    bravo (a brave person) + -ach-bravacho (swaggerer, blusterer, false braveness)
    papero (paper) + -ach-paperacho (useless paper, invaluable)

Derived terms

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