-ec

Inherited from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

• IPA^(key): [ ɛt͡s]

-ec m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

1. appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge

   ‎dějepis + ‎-ec → ‎dějepisec (“historian”)

2. 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”)

3. appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology

   ‎vzor + ‎-ec → ‎vzorec (“formula”)

4. appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality

   ‎zbabělý + ‎-ec → ‎zbabělec (“coward”)

5. appended to a verb to form an agent noun

   ‎plavat + ‎-ec → ‎plavec (“swimmer”)

6. (dated, dialectal) appended to a noun to form a diminutive

   ‎chlap + ‎-ec → ‎chlapec

when animate:

when inanimate:

• -kyně (feminine form)

• -inec

• -ec in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

From Proto-Celtic *-ikā f.

• IPA^(key): /eɡ/

-ec f

1. denotes a language: -ic, -ish

• Welsh: -eg

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “-eg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɛt͡s/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɛt͡s/

-ec m pers or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

1. forms masculine nouns

   ‎měch + ‎-ec → ‎měšec

   ‎múdrý + ‎-ec → ‎mudřec

   ‎jhra + ‎-ec → ‎jhřec

• This suffix causes first palatalisation of the preceding consonant.

personal

animal

inanimate

• Old Czech: -ec

From Proto-Celtic *-ankom.

-ec n

1. Forms verbal nouns to verbs in ·icc.

• Gordon, Randall Clark (2012), Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, pages 229-235

• -iec

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

• IPA^(key): /ɛt͡s/

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• Rhymes: -ɛt͡s
• Syllabification: -ec

-ec m (feminine -ca, neuter -ce)

1. forms masculine nouns

   Synonym: -elec

   ‎strzelić + ‎-ec → ‎strzelec

Masculine personal:

Masculine animate:

Masculine inanimate:

Masculine surnames:

• “-ec”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

-ec m

1. appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge

   dejepisec (“historian”), from dejepis (“history”) +‎ -ec

2. 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

3. appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology

   vzorec (“formula”), from vzor (“model”) +‎ -ec

4. appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality

   zbabelec (“coward”), from zbabelý (“faint-hearted”) +‎ -ec

5. appended to a verb to form an agent noun

   plavec (“swimmer”), from plávať (“to swim”) +‎ -ec

• -kyňa (feminine form)