-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).
    америка́нец ― amerikánec ― American
    вдове́ц ― vdovéc ― widower
    глупе́ц ― glupéc ― fool
    гоне́ц ― gonéc ― courier
    гребе́ц ― grebéc ― oarsman
    деле́ц ― deléc ― businessman
    европе́ец ― jevropéjec ― European
    жнец ― žnec ― reaper
    комсомо́лец ― komsomólec ― Young Communist
    косе́ц ― koséc ― mower
    ленингра́дец ― leningrádec ― resident of Leningrad
    мудре́ц ― mudréc ― sage
    нагле́ц ― nagléc ― impudent fellow
    писе́ц ― piséc ― clerk, scribe
    ста́рец ― stárec ― old man
    упря́мец ― uprjámec ― pigheaded person
    чтец ― čtec ― elocutionist

Declension

Declension of -ец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a/b reduc) 
singular plural
nominative -ец, -е́ц
-ec, -éc		 -цы, -цы́
-cy, -cý
genitive -ца, -ца́
-ca, -cá		 -цев, -цо́в
-cev, -cóv
dative -цу, -цу́
-cu, -cú		 -цам, -ца́м
-cam, -cám
accusative -ца, -ца́
-ca, -cá		 -цев, -цо́в
-cev, -cóv
instrumental -цем, -цо́м
-cem, -cóm		 -цами, -ца́ми
-cami, -cámi
prepositional -це, -це́
-ce, -cé		 -цах, -ца́х
-cax, -cáx

Derived terms

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