-енец

Rebracketing of -ец (-ec).

• IPA^(key): [-ɛnɛt͡s]
• Syllabification^(key): -е‧нец

-енец or -е́нец • (-enec or -énec) m (feminine -енка, dimunitive -енче)

1. alternative form of -ец (-ec): suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting an inhabitant, feature or a human relation.

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

-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”)

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