ack
Translingual
Symbol
ackCategory:Translingual lemmas#ACKCategory:Translingual symbols#ACKCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#ACKCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
See also
English
Etymology 1
Clipping of acknowledgedCategory:English clippings#ACK.
Pronunciation
Noun
ack (plural acks)Category:English lemmas#ACKCategory:English nouns#ACKCategory:English countable nouns#ACKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
- (militaryCategory:en:Military#ACK, now historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#ACK) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 173:
- They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.Category:English terms with quotations#ACK
- (data communications) acknowledgment signal
Alternative forms
- (data communications): ACK
Antonyms
Derived terms
Verb
ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)Category:English lemmas#ACKCategory:English verbs#ACKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
- Alternative form of ACK.
Interjection
ackCategory:English lemmas#ACKCategory:English interjections#ACKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
- (radio communications) acknowledged
Etymology 2
Imitative. Etymology 2, interjection sense 2 is first attested in the latter part of September, 2021 on /qa/ - Question & Answer, from which it appears to have originated.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æ(ː)k/, /æ(ː)x/Category:English 1-syllable words#ACKCategory:English 1-syllable words#ACKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ACK
- Rhymes: -ækCategory:Rhymes:English/æk#ACKCategory:Rhymes:English/æk/1 syllable#ACK
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ACKAudio (US): (file)
Interjection
ackCategory:English lemmas#ACKCategory:English interjections#ACKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
- Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
- (4chan slangCategory:English 4chan slang#ACK, offensiveCategory:English offensive terms#ACK) Mocking a transgender person by imitating the sound of choking during a suicide by hanging, evoking the notion that transgender people frequently commit suicide.
- 2021 September 22, anonymous author, 4chan, /qa/:
- 2021 September 23, anonymous author, 4chan, /qa/:
- 2021 September 23, anonymous author, 4chan, /qa/:
- Hahaha Nooo dad why won't you accept me for my true self noooo ....BLURK.. ack ackCategory:English terms with quotations#ACK
- 2021 September 23, anonymous author, 4chan, /fit/:
- 2021 September 24, anonymous author, 4chan, /qa/:
Verb
ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)Category:English lemmas#ACKCategory:English verbs#ACKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
Anagrams
Category:English 3-letter words#ACK Category:en:Transphobia#ACKCategory:en:Suicide#ACKScots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:Scots terms inherited from Middle English#ACKCategory:Scots terms derived from Middle English#ACK acte, from Old FrenchCategory:Scots terms derived from Old French#ACK act, from LatinCategory:Scots terms derived from Latin#ACK ācta, plural of āctus.
Pronunciation
Noun
ack (plural acks)Category:Scots lemmas#ACKCategory:Scots nouns#ACKCategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
Verb
ack (past participle acket)Category:Scots lemmas#ACKCategory:Scots verbs#ACKCategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
- to act
Derived terms
References
- “ack, n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old SwedishCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish#ACKCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish#ACK akh, from Middle Low GermanCategory:Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German#ACK ach (“an unhappy interjection”).
Interjection
ackCategory:Swedish lemmas#ACKCategory:Swedish interjections#ACKCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
- alas, oh (exclamation of sorrow, awe, etc. – being moved by emotion)
- 1822, “Ack Värmeland, du sköna (Värmlandsvisan) [Oh Värmland, you fair (The Värmland song / Song of Värmland)]”, Anders Fryxell, Fredrik August Dahlgren (lyrics), traditional (music)performed by Värmlands Nations Kör:
- Ack Värmeland, du sköna, du härliga land! Du krona bland Svea rikes länder. Och komme jag än mitt i det förlovade land, till Värmland jag ändock återvänder.Category:Swedish terms with quotations#ACK
- Oh Värmland, you fair [or "thou fair," to pair with "fair" and the general tone], you glorious land! You crown among the lands of the Kingdom of Sweden ["Swedes' [a tribe] kingdom" – solemn or poetic]. And were I even to come [subjunctive of komma (“come”), with "even/yet" from "än"] in the middle of the promised land, to Värmland I still return.
Usage notes
Inherently sad, but sometimes used in a positive sense of passion, awe, and the like (see for example the quotations). Compare how someone might put their hand on their chest and have a slightly sad expression on their face when witnessing something they find awe-inspiringly wonderful.
See also
Etymology 2
Clipping of ackumulatorCategory:Swedish clippings#ACK.
Noun
ack cCategory:Swedish lemmas#ACKCategory:Swedish nouns#ACKCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ACKCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ACKCategory:Pages with entries#ACKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACK
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ack | acks |
| definite | acken | ackens | |
| plural | indefinite | ackar | ackars |
| definite | ackarna | ackarnas |
Synonyms
References
- “ack”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “ack”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “ack”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)