-енец

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʲɪnʲɪt͡s]
  • IPA(key): [ˈʲenʲɪt͡s]

Suffix

-енец or -е́нец • (-enec or -énec)

  1. Suffix added to verbs, adjectives, proper nouns, etc. to form an agent noun.
    ‎бе́гать (bégatʹ, “to run”) + ‎-енец (-enec) → ‎бе́женец (béženec, “refugee, asylum seeker”)
    ‎младо́й (mladój, “young (poetic)”) + ‎-е́нец (-énec) → ‎младе́нец (mladénec, “newborn, baby”)
    ‎Дубна́ (Dubná, “Dubna (city in Russia)”) + ‎-е́нец (-énec) → ‎дубне́нец (dubnénec, “inhabitant of Dubna”)

Usage notes

  • The suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization when added to stems ending in к г х ц.

Declension

Russian terms suffixed with -енец
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