ac

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"

English

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation depends on if this is an initialism, in which case it is pronounced as the letters A and C, or if it is an abbreviation, in which case it is pronounced as the full word it abbreviates.

The pronunciation of the medical abbreviation depends on the preference of the user or reader, and whether it is translated from Latin or not.

Noun

ac (plural acs)

1. account; money of account
2. alicyclic
3. Abbreviation of acre.
4. Alternative letter-case form of AC (“air conditioning”).
5. (electricity) Alternative letter-case form of AC (“alternating current”).

Adjective

ac (not comparable)

1. (medicine) ante cibum, before meals

See also

• ac etiam

Anagrams

• ca, CA, C.A., ca., &ca., &ca

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• acu (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin acus. Compare Romanian ac.

Noun

ac n (plural atse)

1. needle

   Synonym: vilonã

   ac cu cap ― pin (literally, “needle with head”)

   coaca-a aclui ― eye of the needle

Derived terms

• acar

References

• Cunia (2010), page 8b: “ac”
• Dasoulas (2013), page 24b: “ácu”
• Vrabie (2000), page 480: “needle” → “ac”
• DIARO (1997), page 5: “ac” → “acu”
• Papahagi (1974), page 101: “ac”
• Nikolaidis (1909), page 13: “άκ^ου”
• Dalametra (1906), page 1b: “ac”
• Mihăileanu (1901), page 5a: “acŭ”
• Weigand Aromunen, vol. 2, page 290b: “ak”