"-aĉ-" meaning in Esperanto

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Suffix

IPA: [at͡ʃ]
Etymology: From Italian -accio, ultimately from Latin -āceus. Compare French -asse, English -aceous. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|it|-accio}} Italian -accio, {{der|eo|la|-āceus}} Latin -āceus, {{cog|fr|-asse}} French -asse, {{cog|en|-aceous}} English -aceous Head templates: {{head|eo|suffix}} -aĉ-
  1. Used to denote substandard degree, lack of quality, or inferiority. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--aĉ--eo-suffix-~kG-ZP2Y Categories (other): Esperanto 1OA, Esperanto BRO9, Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto Derived forms: aĉ! (english: oh no!, ugh!, yuck!), aĉa (english: awful, horrible, rotten, terrible), aĉaĵaro (english: (pile of) junk, mess), aĉaĵo (english: terrible thing, junk, mess), aĉe (english: poorly, terribly), aĉi (english: to be awful, horrible), aĉigi (english: to make awful, cause to be horrible), aĉiĝi (english: to become awful, to deteriorate), aĉulo (english: wretch, scoundrel, jerk), malaĉa (english: awesome, worthy), ulaĉo (english: bastard, git)

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      },
      "expansion": "Italian -accio",
      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "la",
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      "expansion": "French -asse",
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  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "english": "oh no!, ugh!, yuck!",
          "word": "aĉ!"
        },
        {
          "english": "awful, horrible, rotten, terrible",
          "word": "aĉa"
        },
        {
          "english": "(pile of) junk, mess",
          "word": "aĉaĵaro"
        },
        {
          "english": "terrible thing, junk, mess",
          "word": "aĉaĵo"
        },
        {
          "english": "poorly, terribly",
          "word": "aĉe"
        },
        {
          "english": "to be awful, horrible",
          "word": "aĉi"
        },
        {
          "english": "to make awful, cause to be horrible",
          "word": "aĉigi"
        },
        {
          "english": "to become awful, to deteriorate",
          "word": "aĉiĝi"
        },
        {
          "english": "wretch, scoundrel, jerk",
          "word": "aĉulo"
        },
        {
          "english": "awesome, worthy",
          "word": "malaĉa"
        },
        {
          "english": "bastard, git",
          "word": "ulaĉo"
        }
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        {
          "text": "ĉevalo (“horse”) + -aĉ- → ĉevalaĉo (“nag”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "domo (“house”) + -aĉ- → domaĉo (“shack”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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        }
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    },
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      "english": "(pile of) junk, mess",
      "word": "aĉaĵaro"
    },
    {
      "english": "terrible thing, junk, mess",
      "word": "aĉaĵo"
    },
    {
      "english": "poorly, terribly",
      "word": "aĉe"
    },
    {
      "english": "to be awful, horrible",
      "word": "aĉi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to make awful, cause to be horrible",
      "word": "aĉigi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to become awful, to deteriorate",
      "word": "aĉiĝi"
    },
    {
      "english": "wretch, scoundrel, jerk",
      "word": "aĉulo"
    },
    {
      "english": "awesome, worthy",
      "word": "malaĉa"
    },
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      "english": "bastard, git",
      "word": "ulaĉo"
    }
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        "2": "la",
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        "Esperanto terms derived from Latin",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with audio links",
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          "type": "example"
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