Czech

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• -kyně (feminine form)

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

Related terms

• -kyňa (feminine form)