-ець
Ukrainian
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.
Suffix
-ець • (-ecʹ) m pers or m inan (feminine -иця or -ка or -енка, variant -єць)
- Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun denoting someone or something that performs the action denoted by the verb.
- Suffix appended to adjectives to create a masculine noun denoting a person having the adjective's quality.
- Diminutive suffix. (Sometimes carrying a derogatory connotation.)
- людці pl (ljudci)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -е́ць, -́ець -écʹ, -́ecʹ |
-ці́ -cí |
| genitive | -ця́ -cjá |
-ці́в -cív |
| dative | -це́ві, -цю́ -cévi, -cjú |
-ця́м -cjám |
| accusative | -ця́, -́ець -cjá, -́ecʹ |
-ці́в, -ці́ -cív, -cí |
| instrumental | -це́м -cém |
-ця́ми -cjámy |
| locative | -це́ві, -цю́, -ці́ -cévi, -cjú, -cí |
-ця́х -cjáx |
| vocative | -цю́ -cjú |
-ці́ -cí |
Derived terms
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ець
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-ець • (-ecʹ) n