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-ец
-ец
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ec" and Appendix:Variations of "eu"
Macedonian
Suffix
-ец • (-ec)
- Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun denoting a person that performs the action denoted by the verb.
- Suffix appended to adjectives to create a masculine noun denoting a person having the adjective's quality.
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
-ец • (-ec)
- -er, -an (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons).
- америка́нец ― amerikánec ― American
- боре́ц ― boréc ― champion, wrestler
- 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
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Russian_words_suffixed_with_-%D0%B5%D1%86'>Russian words suffixed with -ец</a>