-ець
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
-ець • (-ecʹ)
- Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun denoting someone or something that performs the action denoted by the verb.
- грець (hrecʹ), ссавець (ssavecʹ), валець (valecʹ)
- Suffix appended to adjectives to create a masculine noun denoting a person having the adjective's quality.
- іноземець (inozemecʹ), іноходець (inoxodecʹ), хлопець (xlopecʹ), червець (červecʹ)
- Diminutive suffix. (Sometimes carrying a derogatory connotation.)
- людці (ljudci)
Derived terms
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