-elec

See also: elec

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Slavic *-ělъ

Polish -el

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikas

Proto-Slavic *-ьcь

Polish -ec

Polish -elec

From -el + -ec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɛt͡s/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɛt͡s
• Syllabification: -e‧lec

Suffix

-elec m

1. forms masculine nouns

   Synonym: -ec

   ‎wisieć + ‎-elec → ‎wisielec

Declension

Masculine personal:

Declension of -elec

	singular	plural
nominative	-elec	-elce/-elcy
genitive	-eleca	-eleców
dative	-elecowi	-elecom
accusative	-eleca	-eleców
instrumental	-elecem	-elecami
locative	-elecu	-elecach
vocative	-elecu	-elce/-elcy

Masculine animate:

Declension of -elec

	singular	plural
nominative	-elec	-elece
genitive	-eleca	-eleców
dative	-elecowi	-elecom
accusative	-eleca	-elece
instrumental	-elecem	-elecami
locative	-elecu	-elecach
vocative	-elecu	-elece

Masculine inanimate:

Declension of -elec

	singular	plural
nominative	-elec	-elece
genitive	-elecu	-eleców
dative	-elecowi	-elecom
accusative	-elec	-elece
instrumental	-elecem	-elecami
locative	-elecu	-elecach
vocative	-elecu	-elece

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -elec

chudzielec

jelec

kusielec

łysielec

piździelec

rudzielec

wisielec

Further reading

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