Meaning of -ец | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forms diminutives of masculine nouns.
   masculine, morpheme
2. From adjectives expressing a quality, forms masculine nouns for people with that quality.
   masculine, morpheme
3. Forms masculine agent nouns from verbs.
   masculine, morpheme
4. Forms masculine demonyms from place names.
   masculine, morpheme

Examples

“вя́тър (vjátǎr, “wind”) + -ец (-ec) → ветре́ц (vetréc)”

“мед (med, “honey”) + -ец (-ec) → меде́ц (medéc)”

“хляб (hljab, “bread”) + -ец (-ec) → хле́бец (hlébec)”

“прах (prah, “dust”) + -ец (-ec) → праше́ц (prašéc)”

“стар (star, “old”) + -ец (-ec) → ста́рец (stárec, “old man”)”

“мъ́дър (mǎ́dǎr, “wise”) + -ец (-ec) → мъдре́ц (mǎdréc, “wise man”)”

“свят (svjat, “holy”) + -ец (-ec) → свете́ц (svetéc, “saint”)”

“сляп (sljap, “blind”) + -ец (-ec) → слепе́ц (slepéc, “blind man”)”

“ловя́ (lovjá, “to hunt”) + -ец (-ec) → лове́ц (lovéc, “hunter”)”

“крада́ (kradá, “to steal”) + -ец (-ec) → краде́ц (kradéc, “thief”)”

“звъня́ (zvǎnjá, “to rung”) + -ец (-ec) → звъне́ц (zvǎnéc, “doorbell; bicycle bell”)”

“лъ́жа (lǎ́ža, “to lie”) + -ец (-ec) → лъже́ц (lǎžéc, “liar”)”

“А́встрия (Ávstrija, “Austria”) + -ец (-ec) → австри́ец (avstríec, “Austrian”)”

“Алба́ния (Albánija, “Albania”) + -ец (-ec) → алба́нец (albánec, “Albanian”)”

“Евро́па (Evrópa, “Europe”) + -ец (-ec) → европе́ец (evropéec, “European”)”

“Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) + -ец (-ec) → кита́ец (kitáec, “Chinese”)”

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