-ець

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ець • (-ecʹ)

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. Diminutive suffix. (Sometimes carrying a derogatory connotation.)

   людці (ljudci)

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ець