Translingual

Symbol

Ac

1. (chemistry) Symbol for actinium.

See also

• ac

English

Noun

Ac ‎(uncountable)

1. (slang, African American Vernacular) The Acura Legend.

   With the Mac in the Ac door panelin - Notorious B.I.G. (Unbelievable, 1994)

Initialism

Ac

1. Air-conditioning.
2. (meteorology) Altocumulus clouds.

Abbreviation

Ac

1. acetate
2. acetyl

Anagrams

• CA, ca, ca.

Swedish

Abbreviation

Ac

1. (organic chemistry) Short for acetat.

English

Noun

ac ‎(plural acs)

1. account; money of account
2. acre
3. air conditioning
4. alicyclic
5. (electricity) alternating current

Adjective

ac ‎(not comparable)

1. (medicine) ante cibum, before meals

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• acu

Etymology

From Latin acus. Compare Romanian ac.

Noun

ac n (plural atsi/atse)

1. needle

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːk/

Pronoun

āc ‎(plural āc ihqueh or āquihqueh)

1. who?

Related terms

• ācah
• āquin
• ayāc

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 1
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 210

Ladin

Noun

ac

1. plural of at

Latin

Conjunction

ac

1. Alternative form of atque

   Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum dominum.‎

   The Most Eminent and Reverend Lord.

   Ea res longe aliter, ac ratus erat, evenit.‎

   It happened far differently than he had thought.

Usage notes

• ac is usually found before words beginning with consonants, rarely before vowels.

References

• ac in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ac in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • more than once; repeatedly: semel atque iterum; iterum ac saepius; identidem; etiam atque etiam
    
  • the position of the lower classes: condicio ac fortuna hominum infimi generis
    
  • the result has surprised me; I was not prepared for this development: res aliter cecidit ac putaveram
    
  • to exert oneself very energetically in a matter: multum operae ac laboris consumere in aliqua re
    
  • written records; documents: litterae ac monumenta or simply monumenta
    
  • a lifelike picture of everyday life: morum ac vitae imitatio
    
  • to be an inexperienced speaker: rudem, tironem ac rudem (opp. exercitatum) esse in dicendo
    
  • to arrange and divide the subject-matter: res componere ac digerere
    
  • to hold by the letter (of the law): verba ac litteras or scriptum (legis) sequi (opp. sententia the spirit)
    
  • somebody's darling: mel ac deliciae alicuius (Fam. 8. 8. 1)
    
  • to think one thing, say another; to conceal one's opinions: aliter sentire ac loqui (aliud sentire, aliud loqui)
    
  • without any disguise, frankly: sine fuco ac fallaciis (Att. 1. 1. 1)
    
  • with moderation and judgment: modice ac sapienter
    
  • a sound and sensible system of conduct: vitae ratio bene ac sapienter instituta
    
  • to promise an oath to..: iureiurando ac fide se obstringere, ut
    
  • to dwell in a certain place: domicilium (sedem ac domicilium) habere in aliquo loco
    
  • to take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere: sedem ac domicilium (fortunas suas) constituere alicubi
    
  • to live a luxurious and effeminate life: delicate ac molliter vivere
    
  • to invite some one to one's house: invitare aliquem tecto ac domo or domum suam (Liv. 3. 14. 5)
    
  • to shun publicity: publico carere, forum ac lucem fugere
    
  • to cause universal disorder: omnia turbare ac miscere
    
  • a man who has held many offices: honoribus ac reipublicae muneribus perfunctus (De Or. 1. 45)
    
  • to trample all law under foot: ius ac fas omne delere
    
  • the victory cost much blood and many wounds, was very dearly bought: victoria multo sanguine ac vulneribus stetit (Liv. 23. 30)
    
  • to keep the coast and harbours in a state of blockade: litora ac portus custodia clausos tenere
    
  • so much for this subject...; enough has been said on..: ac (sed) de ... satis dixi, dictum est
    

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ake

Conjunction

ac

1. but
   • approx. 1250, A Lovesong of Our Lord

     I lie, no not I, ac Christ lieth in me.

   • circa 1325, Harrowing of ****

     Let us never be forlorn, ac bring us out of ****'s pain.

   • approx. 1340, Ayenbite of Inwyt

     Ac the ilk that sweareth hedously.. the ilk sinneth deadly.

   • circa 1380, Sir Firumbras

     Be not aghast, ac hold forth your way and hast(haste)ǃ

References

• The Middle English Dictionary

Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

• a

Conjunction

ac

1. and

Preposition

ac

1. with

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- ‎(“oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːk/

Noun

āc f

1. oak (wood or tree)
2. (poetic) an oaken ship
3. The runic character ᚪ (/a/)

Descendants

• Middle English: ak, ake, ook
  • English: oak
  • Scots: aik, ake

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ak. Cognate with Old Saxon ac, Gothic 𐌰𐌺 ‎(ak), Old High German oh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑk/

Conjunction

ac

1. but

Old Saxon

Conjunction

ac

1. Alternative form of ak

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin acus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‎(“sharp”).

Noun

ac n ‎(plural ace)

1. needle

Declension

Related terms

• acar
• ață

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak/

Conjunction

ac

1. prevocalic form of a ‎(“and”)