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-льщик
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Russian
Pronunciation
Suffix
ru suffix feminine -льщица
-er (forms nouns denoting persons from verbs)
ru подава́ть to serve подава́льщик waiter
ru боле́ть to cheer боле́льщик fan, supporter
ru носи́ть to carry носи́льщик porter
ru кра́сить to dye краси́льщик dyer
ru нало́г tax плати́ть to pay налогоплате́льщик taxpayer
Usage notes
Note the following properties:
The suffix replaces final -ть of the infinitive, preserving the preceding vowel. However, the vowel sometimes changes, as in ru налогоплате́льщик above (informally often pronounced as if spelled ru налогоплати́льщик).
The corresponding feminine ends in ru -льщица.
The stress is often drawn onto the preceding syllable, especially for verbs ending in ru -ить, as in ru краси́льщик from ru кра́сить; but contrast ru ню́хальщик sniffer of drugs or tobacco from ru ню́хать to sniff. This contrast is similar to the behavior of ru -е́ние vs. ru -ание.
Not all nouns in -льщик are formed this way. Some are formed by adding ru -щик onto a noun ending in -л(ь), as in ru та́бельщик timekeeper from ru та́бель time sheet, ru стеко́льщик glazier from ru стекло́ glass.
Declension
-льщик an
Derived terms
ru
Related terms
ru -щик