-ec
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ec"
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix edit
-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
- 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
- appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality
- appended to a verb to form an agent noun
- (dated, dialectal) appended to a noun to form a diminutive
Declension edit
when animate:
when inanimate:
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- -kyně (feminine form)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- -ec in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
- -iec.
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ec m (feminine -ca, neuter -ce)
Declension edit
Masculine personal:
Declension of -ec
Masculine animate:
Declension of -ec
Masculine inanimate:
Declension of -ec
Masculine surnames:
Declension of -ec
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- -ec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix edit
-ec m
- appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
- 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
- appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality
- appended to a verb to form an agent noun
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- -kyňa (feminine form)