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Appendix:Variations of "ec" Czech Etymology cs :inh zlw-ocs:-ec 1 2 Pronunciation Suffix m-an,m-in appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge cs dějepis dějepisec historian 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 cs Portugalsko Portugalec Portuguese appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology cs vzor vzorec formula appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality cs zbabělý zbabělec coward appended to a verb to form an agent noun cs plavat plavec swimmer cs dated dialectal appended to a noun to form a diminutive cs chlap chlapec Declension when animate: m.an when inanimate: m Derived terms cs Related terms cs -kyně feminine form See also cs -inec Further reading Middle Welsh Etymology From wlm cel-pro *-ikos *-ikā f. Pronunciation wlm /eɡ/ Suffix wlm suffix f noun-forming suffixes denotes a language: -ic, -ish Derived terms wlm Descendants cy -eg Further reading -eg Old Czech Etymology zlw-ocs :inh sla-pro:*-ьcь 1 1 Pronunciation Suffix m-pr,m-in forms masculine nouns zlw-ocs měch měšec zlw-ocs múdrý mudřec zlw-ocs jhra jhřec Usage notes This suffix causes first palatalisation of the preceding consonant. Declension personal m.pr.* suffix animal m.anml.* suffix inanimate m.* suffix Derived terms zlw-ocs Descendants cs -ec Old Irish Etymology From sga cel-pro *-ankom. Suffix sga suffix n Forms verbal nouns to verbs in sga ·icc. Declension -ic -iuc s Derived terms sga airec aisec immairecc comrac fuirec terchomrac tochomrac Further reading 229-235 Old Polish Etymology zlw-opl :inh sla-pro:*-ьcь + + Pronunciation Noun m-pr,m-anml,m-in forms nouns zlw-opl źwierzyna źwierzyniec Derived terms zlw-opl Descendants pl -ec szl -ec Old Slovak Etymology zlw-osk :inh sla-pro:*-ьcь + 1 Suffix zlw-osk suffix m nominal suffix Derived terms zlw-osk Descendants sk -ec rsk -ец -єц Polish Alternative forms pl -iec Etymology pl nominal :inh zlw-opl:-ec + 1 Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf--ec.wav Suffix pl suffix m feminine -ca neuter -ce forms masculine nouns pl -elec pl strzelić strzelec Declension Masculine personal: - c -ec -cu / -cze -cy Masculine animate: - c -ec -ce Masculine inanimate: - c -ec -ce Masculine surnames: - c -ec -cowie Derived terms pl Further reading Slovak Etymology sk :inh zlw-osk:-ec + 1 Suffix sk suffix m appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge sk dejepisec historian, from sk dejepis ec history 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 sk Portugalec a man from Portugal, from sk Portugalsko ec Portugal appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology sk vzorec formula, from sk vzor ec model appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality sk zbabelec coward, from sk zbabelý ec faint-hearted appended to a verb to form an agent noun sk plavec swimmer, from sk plávať ec to swim Derived terms sk Related terms sk -kyňa feminine form