-inec

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See also: înec

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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

  1. used to create nouns from nouns
    1. resulting term often has the meaning of a building intended to shelter animals or people denoted in the base word
      pes (dog) + ‎-inec → ‎psinec (kennel)
    2. resulting term often has the meaning of an excrement produced by the animal denoted in the base word
      kobyla (mare) + ‎-inec → ‎kobylinec (mare's excrement)
  2. may create a noun from a pronoun or adjective
    náš (our) + ‎-inec → ‎našinec (one of us, homeboy)
    cizí (strange, foreign) + ‎-inec → ‎cizinec (stranger, foreigner)

Usage notes

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  • The word našinec is probably the only case of this suffix added to a pronoun.

Declension

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when inanimate:

when animate:

Derived terms

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Further reading

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