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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
-ec m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)
- appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
- dějepis + -ec → dějepisec (“historian”)
- appended to a country name root to form a demonym; used generally on country names which have roots ending with -j, -l, -m, -n, -r, -v; the root is formed by dropping the -ie or -sko suffix
- Portugalsko + -ec → Portugalec (“Portuguese”)
- appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology
- vzor + -ec → vzorec (“formula”)
- appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality
- zbabělý + -ec → zbabělec (“coward”)
- appended to a verb to form an agent noun
- plavat + -ec → plavec (“swimmer”)
- (dated, dialectal) appended to a noun to form a diminutive
- chlap + -ec → chlapec
Declension
when animate:
Declension of -ec (soft masculine animate reducible)
when inanimate:
Declension of -ec (soft masculine inanimate reducible)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- -ec in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ec m (feminine -ca, neuter -ce)
- forms masculine nouns
- Synonym: -elec
- strzelić + -ec → strzelec
Declension
Masculine personal:
Masculine animate:
Masculine inanimate:
Masculine surnames:
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
-ec m
- appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
- dejepisec (“historian”), from dejepis (“history”) + -ec
- appended to a country name root to form a demonym; used generally on country names which have roots ending with -j, -l, -m, -n, -r, -v; the root is formed by dropping the -ia or -sko suffix
- Portugalec (“a man from Portugal”), from Portugalsko (“Portugal”) + -ec
- appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology
- vzorec (“formula”), from vzor (“model”) + -ec
- appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality
- zbabelec (“coward”), from zbabelý (“faint-hearted”) + -ec
- appended to a verb to form an agent noun
- plavec (“swimmer”), from plávať (“to swim”) + -ec
Derived terms
Related terms