-ec

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

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-ec m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

  1. appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
    dějepis + ‎-ec → ‎dějepisec (historian)
  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
    Portugalsko + ‎-ec → ‎Portugalec (Portuguese)
  3. appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology
    vzor + ‎-ec → ‎vzorec (formula)
  4. appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality
    zbabělý + ‎-ec → ‎zbabělec (coward)
  5. appended to a verb to form an agent noun
    plavat + ‎-ec → ‎plavec (swimmer)
  6. (dated, dialectal) appended to a noun to form a diminutive
    chlap + ‎-ec → ‎chlapec

Declension

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when animate:

when inanimate:

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • -ec in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛt͡s/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡s
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Suffix

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-ec m (feminine -ca, neuter -ce)

  1. forms masculine nouns
    Synonym: -elec
    strzelić + ‎-ec → ‎strzelec

Declension

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Masculine personal:

Masculine animate:

Masculine inanimate:

Masculine surnames:

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • -ec in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

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-ec m

  1. appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
    dejepisec (historian), from dejepis (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 -ia 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
    zbabelec (coward), from zbabelý (faint-hearted) +‎ -ec
  5. appended to a verb to form an agent noun
    plavec (swimmer), from plávať (to swim) +‎ -ec

Derived terms

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