-ець
Ukrainian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
edit-ець • (-ecʹ)
- 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)