-ец
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ec" and Appendix:Variations of "eu"
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Church Slavonic -ьць (-ĭcĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ец • (-ec) m
- Forms diminutives of masculine nouns.
- From adjectives expressing a quality, forms masculine nouns for people with that quality.
- Forms masculine agent nouns from verbs.
- Synonyms: -ач (-ač), -тел (-tel), -ник (-nik)
- ловя́ (lovjá, “to hunt”) + -ец (-ec) → лове́ц (lovéc, “hunter”)
- крада́ (kradá, “to steal”) + -ец (-ec) → краде́ц (kradéc, “thief”)
- звъня́ (zvǎnjá, “to rung”) + -ец (-ec) → звъне́ц (zvǎnéc, “doorbell; bicycle bell”)
- лъ́жа (lǎ́ža, “to lie”) + -ец (-ec) → лъже́ц (lǎžéc, “liar”)
- Forms masculine demonyms from place names.
- А́встрия (Ávstrija, “Austria”) + -ец (-ec) → австри́ец (avstríec, “Austrian”)
- Алба́ния (Albánija, “Albania”) + -ец (-ec) → алба́нец (albánec, “Albanian”)
- Евро́па (Evrópa, “Europe”) + -ец (-ec) → европе́ец (evropéec, “European”)
- Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) + -ец (-ec) → кита́ец (kitáec, “Chinese”)
Derived terms
editMacedonian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
edit-ец • (-ec) m
- 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.
- Appended to masculine nouns to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
- брат (brat) + -ец (-ec) → братец (bratec)
- град (grad) + -ец (-ec) → градец (gradec)
- дожд (dožd) + -ец (-ec) → дождец (doždec)
- заб (zab) + -ец (-ec) → забец (zabec)
- леб (leb) + -ец (-ec) → лебец (lebec)
- народ (narod) + -ец (-ec) → народец (narodec)
- снег (sneg) + -ец (-ec) → снежец (snežec)
- Used to form masculine demonyms.
Derived terms
editRussian
editAlternative forms
edit- -инец (-inec)
Etymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
edit-ец • (-ec)
- -er, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons).
- америка́нец ― amerikánec ― American
- 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”)
- европе́ец ― jevropéjec ― European
- 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”)
- Diminutive suffix.
Declension
editsingular | 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
editSee also
editCategories:
- Bulgarian terms inherited from Old Church Slavonic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Old Church Slavonic
- Bulgarian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bulgarian lemmas
- Bulgarian suffixes
- Bulgarian noun-forming suffixes
- Bulgarian diminutive suffixes
- Bulgarian masculine suffixes
- Macedonian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Macedonian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Macedonian lemmas
- Macedonian suffixes
- Macedonian noun-forming suffixes
- Macedonian diminutive suffixes
- Macedonian masculine suffixes
- Russian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Russian lemmas
- Russian suffixes
- Russian noun-forming suffixes
- Russian diminutive suffixes
- Russian terms with usage examples
- Russian nouns with multiple argument sets
- Russian nouns with multiple declensions
- Russian ц-stem masculine-form nouns
- Russian ц-stem masculine-form accent-a nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern a
- Russian nouns with reducible stem
- Russian ц-stem masculine-form accent-b nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern b
- Russian nouns with multiple accent patterns