-енец

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʲɪnʲɪt͡s]
  • IPA(key): [ˈʲenʲɪt͡s]

Suffix

-енец or -е́нец (-enec or -énec)

  1. Suffix added to verbs, adjectives, proper nouns, etc. to form an agent noun.
    бе́гать (bégatʹ, to run)бе́женец (béženec, refugee, asylum seeker)
    младо́й (mladój, young (poetic))младе́нец (mladénec, newborn, baby)
    Дубна́ (Dubná, Dubna (city in Russia))дубне́нец (dubnénec, inhabitant of Dubna)

Usage notes

  • The suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization when added to stems ending in к г х ц.

Declension

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