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-ec
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ec"
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ec m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)
- appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
- 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”)
- appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology
- appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality
- appended to a verb to form an agent noun
- (dated, dialectal) appended to a noun to form a diminutive
Declension
when animate:
Declension of -ec (soft masculine animate reducible)
when inanimate:
Declension of -ec (soft masculine inanimate reducible)
Derived terms
Related terms
- -kyně (feminine form)
See also
Further reading
- -ec in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
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Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ec m pers or m inan (noun-forming suffix)
Usage notes
- This suffix causes first palatalisation of the preceding consonant.
Declension
- personal
Declension of -ec (soft o-stem reducible)
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
- animal
Declension of -ec (soft o-stem reducible)
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
- inanimate
Declension of -ec (soft o-stem reducible)
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Old Czech: -ec
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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *-ankom.
Suffix
-ec n
- Forms verbal nouns to verbs in ·icc.
Declension
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Further reading
- Gordon, Randall Clark (2012), Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, pages 229-235
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ec m (feminine -ca, neuter -ce)
Declension
Masculine personal:
Declension of -ec
Masculine animate:
Declension of -ec
Masculine inanimate:
Declension of -ec
Masculine surnames:
Declension of -ec
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
-ec m
- appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
- 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
- appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology
- appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality
- appended to a verb to form an agent noun
Derived terms
Related terms
- -kyňa (feminine form)
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