-ec

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ec"

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ec m

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

   dějepisec (“historian”), from dějepis (“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 -ie 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.

   zbabělec (“coward”), from zbabělý (“faint-hearted”) +‎ -ec

5. Appended to a verb to form an agent noun.

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

Declension

A word suffixed with -ec is always masculine, but it could be both animate and inanimate (and with different declension).

inanimate declension:

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	-ec	-ce
genitive	-ce	-ců
dative	-ci	-cům
accusative	-ec	-ce
vocative	-ci	-ce
locative	-ci	-cích
instrumental	-cem	-ci

animate declension:

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	-ec	-ci
genitive	-ce	-ců
dative	-ci, -covi	-cům
accusative	-ce	-ce
vocative	-če	-ci
locative	-ci, -covi	-cích
instrumental	-cem	-ci

Derived terms

► Czech words suffixed with -ec

Related terms

• -kyně (feminine form)

See also

• -inec

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Polish

Alternative forms

-iec.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛt͡s/

Suffix

-ec m

1. A masculine suffix

Declension

Masculine personal:

declension of -ec

	singular	plural
nominative	-ec	-cy
genitive	-ca	-ców
dative	-cowi	-com
accusative	-ca	-ców
instrumental	-cem	-cami
locative	-cu	-cach
vocative	-cu	-cy

Masculine animate:

declension of -ec

	singular	plural
nominative	-ec	-ce
genitive	-ca	-ców
dative	-cowi	-com
accusative	-ca	-ce
instrumental	-cem	-cami
locative	-cu	-cach
vocative	-cu	-ce

Masculine inanimate:

declension of -ec

	singular	plural
nominative	-ec	-ce
genitive	-cu	-ców
dative	-cowi	-com
accusative	-ec	-ce
instrumental	-cem	-cami
locative	-cu	-cach
vocative	-cu	-ce

Masculine surnames:

declension of -ec

	singular	plural
nominative	-ec	-cowie
genitive	-ca	-ców
dative	-cowi	-com
accusative	-ca	-ców
instrumental	-cem	-cami
locative	-cu	-cach
vocative	-cu	-cowie

Derived terms

► Polish words suffixed with -ec

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-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

Derived terms

► Slovak words suffixed with -ec

Related terms

• -kyňa (feminine form)