-ец

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ec" and Appendix:Variations of "eu"

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ец (-ec)

  1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun denoting a person that performs the action denoted by the verb.
    борец, трговец, ловец, стрелец
  2. Suffix appended to adjectives to create a masculine noun denoting a person having the adjective's quality.
    слепец, старец, итрец, големец

Derived terms

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ец (-ec)

  1. -er, -an (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons).
    америка́нецamerikánecAmerican
    боро́ться (borótʹsja, to fight, wrestle) + -ец (-ec)боре́ц (boréc, champion, wrestler)
    вдова́ (vdová, widow) + -ец (-ec)вдове́ц (vdovéc, widower)
    глу́пый (glúpyj, silly, stupid) + -е́ц (-éc)глупе́ц (glupéc, fool)
    гоня́ть (gonjátʹ, to drive) + -е́ц (-éc)гоне́ц (gonéc, courier)
    греб- (greb-, to row) + -е́ц (-éc)гребе́ц (grebéc, oarsman)
    де́лать (délatʹ, to make) + -е́ц (-éc)деле́ц (deléc, businessman)
    европе́ецjevropéjecEuropean
    жн- (žn-, to press) + -е́ц (-éc)жнец (žnec, reaper)
    комсомо́л (komsomól, Komsomol) + -ец (-ec)комсомо́лец (komsomólec, Young Communist)
    коси́ть (kosítʹ, to mow) + -е́ц (-éc)косе́ц (koséc, mower)
    Ленингра́д (Leningrád, Leningrad) + -ец (-ec)ленингра́дец (leningrádec, resident of Leningrad)
    му́дрый (múdryj, wise) + -е́ц (-éc)мудре́ц (mudréc, sage)
    на́глый (náglyj, impudent) + -е́ц (-éc)нагле́ц (nagléc, impudent fellow)
    писа́ть (pisátʹ, to write) + -е́ц (-éc)писе́ц (piséc, clerk, scribe)
    ста́рый (stáryj, old) + -ец (-ec)ста́рец (stárec, old man)
    упря́мый (uprjámyj, stubborn) + -ец (-ec)упря́мец (uprjámec, pigheaded person)
    чт- (čt-, to read) + -е́ц (-éc)чтец (čtec, elocutionist)
  2. Diminutive suffix.
    зуб (zub, tooth) + -ец (-ec)зубе́ц (zubéc, cog)
    столб (stolb, pole) + -ец (-ec)столбе́ц (stolbéc, column)
    суп (sup, soup) + -ец (-ec)супе́ц (supéc, soup (diminutive))

Declension

Derived terms

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