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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-čь.
Suffix
-č m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)
- creates agent nouns, indicating a person or thing that does something, much like the English -er and -or
- řídit + -č → řidič (“driver”)
- hrát + -č → hráč (“player”)
- vyprávět + -č → vypravěč (“narrator”)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- -č in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
- -ač in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
- -áč in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017