-ec

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ec m

1. Appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge.

   dějepisec (“historian”), from dějepis (“history”) +‎ -ec

2. 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.

   Portugalec (“a man from Portugal”), from Portugalsko (“Portugal”) +‎ -ec

3. Appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology.

   vzorec (“formula”), from vzor (“model”) +‎ -ec

4. Appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality.

   zbabělec (“coward”), from zbabělý (“faint-hearted”) +‎ -ec

5. Appended to a verb to form an agent noun.

   plavec (“swimmer”), from plavat (“to swim”) +‎ -ec

Derived terms

[+] Czech words suffixed with -ec

Related terms

• -kyně (feminine form)