-ець
Ukrainian
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
edit-ець • (-ecʹ) m (feminine -иця or -ка or -енка, variant -єць)
- Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun denoting someone or something that performs the action denoted by the verb.
- Suffix appended to adjectives to create a masculine noun denoting a person having the adjective's quality.
- Diminutive suffix. (Sometimes carrying a derogatory connotation.)
- людці (ljudci)
Declension
edit| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -́ець -́ecʹ |
-ці́ -cí |
| genitive | -ця́ -cjá |
-ці́в -cív |
| dative | -це́ві, -цю́ -cévi, -cjú |
-ця́м -cjám |
| accusative | -́ець -́ecʹ |
-ці́ -cí |
| instrumental | -це́м -cém |
-ця́ми -cjámy |
| locative | -цю́, -ці́ -cjú, -cí |
-ця́х -cjáx |
| vocative | -цю́ -cjú |
-ці́ -cí |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
edit-ець • (-ecʹ) n
Categories:
- Ukrainian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Ukrainian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Ukrainian lemmas
- Ukrainian suffixes
- Ukrainian masculine suffixes
- Ukrainian soft masculine-form nouns
- Ukrainian soft masculine-form accent-a nouns
- Ukrainian nouns with accent pattern a
- Ukrainian nouns with reducible stem
- Ukrainian non-lemma forms
- Ukrainian suffix forms