-ka

lékař + -ka → lékařka

appended to words to create a feminine version of a noun, especially a profession, origin, or proper name


-el

cs-noun

-el m anim or m inan or f (noun-forming suffix)

-el m anim or (canonical feminine inanimate masculine)
-el (nominative singular)
-lové (nominative plural)
-la (genitive singular)
-lů (genitive plural)
-lovi (dative singular)
-lu (dative singular)
-lům (dative plural)
-la (accusative singular)
-ly (accusative plural)
-le (singular vocative)
-lové (plural vocative)
-lovi (locative singular)
-lu (locative singular)
-lech (locative plural)
-lem (instrumental singular)
-ly (instrumental plural)
-el (nominative singular)
-ly (nominative plural)
-lu (genitive singular)
-lů (genitive plural)
-lu (dative singular)
-lům (dative plural)
-el (accusative singular)
-ly (accusative plural)
-le (singular vocative)
-ly (plural vocative)
-lu (locative singular)
-lech (locative plural)
-lem (instrumental singular)
-ly (instrumental plural)
-el (nominative singular)
-ele (nominative plural)
-ele (genitive singular)
-elů (genitive plural)
-eli (dative singular)
-elům (dative plural)
-el (accusative singular)
-ele (accusative plural)
-eli (singular vocative)
-ele (plural vocative)
-eli (locative singular)
-elích (locative plural)
-elem (instrumental singular)
-eli (instrumental plural)
-el (nominative singular)
-le (nominative plural)
-le (genitive singular)
-lů (genitive plural)
-li (dative singular)
-lům (dative plural)
-el (accusative singular)
-le (accusative plural)
-li (singular vocative)
-le (plural vocative)
-li (locative singular)
-lích (locative plural)
-lem (instrumental singular)
-li (instrumental plural)
-el (nominative singular)
-ele (nominative plural)
-ele (genitive singular)
-elí (genitive plural)
-eli (dative singular)
-elím (dative plural)
-el (accusative singular)
-ele (accusative plural)
-eli (singular vocative)
-ele (plural vocative)
-eli (locative singular)
-elích (locative plural)
-elí (instrumental singular)
-elemi (instrumental plural)

Inherited from Old Czech -el, from Proto-Slavic *-ьlъ, *-ъlъ. This suffix should be etymologically masculine. In the Old Czech, it was and the similar feminine suffix was -ěl, but these two suffixes have merged into one today. See e.g. Old Czech kúpěl –> koupel (instead of expected koupěl).

koza + -el → kozel

pleva + -el → plevel

koupat + -el → koupel


-ač

-ač m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

-ač (nominative singular)
-ači (nominative plural)
-ače (genitive singular)
-ačů (genitive plural)
-ačovi (dative singular)
-ači (dative singular)
-ačům (dative plural)
-ače (accusative singular)
-ače (accusative plural)
-ači (singular vocative)
-ači (plural vocative)
-ačovi (locative singular)
-ači (locative singular)
-ačích (locative plural)
-ačem (instrumental singular)
-ači (instrumental plural)
-ač (nominative singular)
-ače (nominative plural)
-ače (genitive singular)
-ačů (genitive plural)
-ači (dative singular)
-ačům (dative plural)
-ač (accusative singular)
-ače (accusative plural)
-ači (singular vocative)
-ače (plural vocative)
-ači (locative singular)
-ačích (locative plural)
-ačem (instrumental singular)
-ači (instrumental plural)

Inherited from Old Czech -ač, from Proto-Slavic *-ačь.

a suffix used to form agent nouns, similar to -er and -or


-ek

-ek m inan or m anim (noun-forming suffix)

-ek (nominative singular)
-ky (nominative plural)
-ku (genitive singular)
-ků (genitive plural)
-ku (dative singular)
-kům (dative plural)
-ek (accusative singular)
-ky (accusative plural)
-ku (singular vocative)
-ky (plural vocative)
-ku (locative singular)
-cích (locative plural)
-kem (instrumental singular)
-ky (instrumental plural)
-ek (nominative singular)
-ci (nominative plural)
-ka (genitive singular)
-ků (genitive plural)
-kovi (dative singular)
-ku (dative singular)
-kům (dative plural)
-ka (accusative singular)
-ky (accusative plural)
-ku (singular vocative)
-ci (plural vocative)
-kovi (locative singular)
-ku (locative singular)
-cích (locative plural)
-kem (instrumental singular)
-ky (instrumental plural)

stůl + -ek → stolek


-itel

-itel m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)


-áč

-áč m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

-áč (nominative singular)
-áči (nominative plural)
-áče (genitive singular)
-áčů (genitive plural)
-áčovi (dative singular)
-áči (dative singular)
-áčům (dative plural)
-áče (accusative singular)
-áče (accusative plural)
-áči (singular vocative)
-áči (plural vocative)
-áčovi (locative singular)
-áči (locative singular)
-áčích (locative plural)
-áčem (instrumental singular)
-áči (instrumental plural)
-áč (nominative singular)
-áče (nominative plural)
-áče (genitive singular)
-áčů (genitive plural)
-áči (dative singular)
-áčům (dative plural)
-áč (accusative singular)
-áče (accusative plural)
-áči (singular vocative)
-áče (plural vocative)
-áči (locative singular)
-áčích (locative plural)
-áčem (instrumental singular)
-áči (instrumental plural)

prachy (“money”) + -áč → pracháč (“moneybags”)

žena (“wife”) + -áč → ženáč (“married man”)


-átor

-átor m inan or m anim (noun-forming suffix)

-átor (nominative singular)
-átory (nominative plural)
-átoru (genitive singular)
-átorů (genitive plural)
-átoru (dative singular)
-átorům (dative plural)
-átor (accusative singular)
-átory (accusative plural)
-átore (singular vocative)
-átory (plural vocative)
-átoru (locative singular)
-átorech (locative plural)
-átorem (instrumental singular)
-átory (instrumental plural)
-átor (nominative singular)
-átoři (nominative plural)
-átora (genitive singular)
-átorů (genitive plural)
-átorovi (dative singular)
-átoru (dative singular)
-átorům (dative plural)
-átora (accusative singular)
-átory (accusative plural)
-átore (singular vocative)
-átoři (plural vocative)
-átorovi (locative singular)
-átoru (locative singular)
-átorech (locative plural)
-átorem (instrumental singular)
-átory (instrumental plural)


-atel

-atel m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)


-ák

-ák m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

-ák (nominative singular)
-áky (nominative plural)
-áku (genitive singular)
-áků (genitive plural)
-áku (dative singular)
-ákům (dative plural)
-ák (accusative singular)
-áky (accusative plural)
-áku (singular vocative)
-áky (plural vocative)
-áku (locative singular)
-ácích (locative plural)
-ákem (instrumental singular)
-áky (instrumental plural)
-ák (nominative singular)
-áci (nominative plural)
-áka (genitive singular)
-áků (genitive plural)
-ákovi (dative singular)
-áku (dative singular)
-ákům (dative plural)
-áka (accusative singular)
-áky (accusative plural)
-áku (singular vocative)
-áci (plural vocative)
-ákovi (locative singular)
-áku (locative singular)
-ácích (locative plural)
-ákem (instrumental singular)
-áky (instrumental plural)

osmý + -ák → osmák


-tel

-tel m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-teľь. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic -тєль (-telĭ), Serbo-Croatian -telj and Russian -тель (-telʹ).

učit + -tel → učitel

stavět + -tel → stavitel

suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does something, much like the English -or


-ec

-ec m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

-ec (nominative singular)
-ci (nominative plural)
-ce (genitive singular)
-ců (genitive plural)
-covi (dative singular)
-ci (dative singular)
-cům (dative plural)
-ce (accusative singular)
-ce (accusative plural)
-če (singular vocative)
-ci (plural vocative)
-covi (locative singular)
-ci (locative singular)
-cích (locative plural)
-cem (instrumental singular)
-ci (instrumental plural)
-ec (nominative singular)
-ce (nominative plural)
-ce (genitive singular)
-ců (genitive plural)
-ci (dative singular)
-cům (dative plural)
-ec (accusative singular)
-ce (accusative plural)
-ci (singular vocative)
-ce (plural vocative)
-ci (locative singular)
-cích (locative plural)
-cem (instrumental singular)
-ci (instrumental plural)

dějepis + -ec → dějepisec (“historian”)

appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge

Portugalsko + -ec → Portugalec (“Portuguese”)

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

vzor + -ec → vzorec (“formula”)

appended to nouns to derive a specialized substantive, most often in terminology

zbabělý + -ec → zbabělec (“coward”)

appended to adjective to form a noun describing somebody or something having the specific quality

plavat + -ec → plavec (“swimmer”)

appended to a verb to form an agent noun


-ník

-ník m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

-ník (nominative singular)
-níky (nominative plural)
-níku (genitive singular)
-níků (genitive plural)
-níku (dative singular)
-níkům (dative plural)
-ník (accusative singular)
-níky (accusative plural)
-níku (singular vocative)
-níky (plural vocative)
-níku (locative singular)
-nících (locative plural)
-níkem (instrumental singular)
-níky (instrumental plural)
-ník (nominative singular)
-níci (nominative plural)
-níka (genitive singular)
-níků (genitive plural)
-níkovi (dative singular)
-níku (dative singular)
-níkům (dative plural)
-níka (accusative singular)
-níky (accusative plural)
-níku (singular vocative)
-níci (plural vocative)
-níkovi (locative singular)
-níku (locative singular)
-nících (locative plural)
-níkem (instrumental singular)
-níky (instrumental plural)

právo + -ník → právník

tráva + -ník → trávník


-inec

-inec m inan or m anim (noun-forming suffix)

-inec (nominative singular)
-ince (nominative plural)
-ince (genitive singular)
-inců (genitive plural)
-inci (dative singular)
-incům (dative plural)
-inec (accusative singular)
-ince (accusative plural)
-inci (singular vocative)
-ince (plural vocative)
-inci (locative singular)
-incích (locative plural)
-incem (instrumental singular)
-inci (instrumental plural)
-inec (nominative singular)
-inci (nominative plural)
-ince (genitive singular)
-inců (genitive plural)
-incovi (dative singular)
-inci (dative singular)
-incům (dative plural)
-ince (accusative singular)
-ince (accusative plural)
-inče (singular vocative)
-inci (plural vocative)
-incovi (locative singular)
-inci (locative singular)
-incích (locative plural)
-incem (instrumental singular)
-inci (instrumental plural)

pes (“dog”) + -inec → psinec (“kennel”)

resulting term often has the meaning of a building intended to shelter animals or people denoted in the base word

kobyla (“mare”) + -inec → kobylinec (“mare's excrement”)

resulting term often has the meaning of an excrement produced by the animal denoted in the base word

náš (“our”) + -inec → našinec (“one of us, homeboy”)

cizí (“strange, foreign”) + -inec → cizinec (“stranger, foreigner”)

may create a noun from a pronoun or adjective


-uš

-uš m anim or (rare) f (noun-forming suffix)

(archaic) a suffix which indicates masculine (rarely feminine) gender, now predominantly in homemade name forms


-ík

-ík m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

keř + -ík → keřík

žert + -ík → žertík


-oun

-oun m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)


-č

-č m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

řídit + -č → řidič (“driver”)

hrát + -č → hráč (“player”)

vyprávět + -č → vypravěč (“narrator”)

creates agent nouns, indicating a person or thing that does something, much like the English -er and -or


-vod

-vod m inan or m anim (noun-forming suffix)

-vod (nominative singular)
-vody (nominative plural)
-vodu (genitive singular)
-vodů (genitive plural)
-vodu (dative singular)
-vodům (dative plural)
-vod (accusative singular)
-vody (accusative plural)
-vode (singular vocative)
-vody (plural vocative)
-vodu (locative singular)
-vodech (locative plural)
-vodem (instrumental singular)
-vody (instrumental plural)
-vod (nominative singular)
-vodi (nominative plural)
-voda (genitive singular)
-vodů (genitive plural)
-vodovi (dative singular)
-vodu (dative singular)
-vodům (dative plural)
-voda (accusative singular)
-vody (accusative plural)
-vode (singular vocative)
-vodi (plural vocative)
-vodovi (locative singular)
-vodu (locative singular)
-vodech (locative plural)
-vodem (instrumental singular)
-vody (instrumental plural)

loď + -vod → lodivod

pes + -o- + -vod → psovod

Denotes a person who leads or directs something


-ečník

-ečník m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

-ečník (nominative singular)
-ečníky (nominative plural)
-ečníku (genitive singular)
-ečníků (genitive plural)
-ečníku (dative singular)
-ečníkům (dative plural)
-ečník (accusative singular)
-ečníky (accusative plural)
-ečníku (singular vocative)
-ečníky (plural vocative)
-ečníku (locative singular)
-ečnících (locative plural)
-ečníkem (instrumental singular)
-ečníky (instrumental plural)
-ečník (nominative singular)
-ečníci (nominative plural)
-ečníka (genitive singular)
-ečníků (genitive plural)
-ečníkovi (dative singular)
-ečníku (dative singular)
-ečníkům (dative plural)
-ečníka (accusative singular)
-ečníky (accusative plural)
-ečníku (singular vocative)
-ečníci (plural vocative)
-ečníkovi (locative singular)
-ečníku (locative singular)
-ečnících (locative plural)
-ečníkem (instrumental singular)
-ečníky (instrumental plural)

troska + -ečník → trosečník

zpátečka + -ečník → zpátečník


-oň

-oň m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

-oň (nominative singular)
-oni (nominative plural)
-oňové (nominative plural)
-oně (genitive singular)
-oňů (genitive plural)
-oňovi (dative singular)
-oni (dative singular)
-oňům (dative plural)
-oně (accusative singular)
-oně (accusative plural)
-oni (singular vocative)
-oni (plural vocative)
-oňové (plural vocative)
-oňovi (locative singular)
-oni (locative singular)
-oních (locative plural)
-oněm (instrumental singular)
-oni (instrumental plural)
-oň (nominative singular)
-oně (nominative plural)
-oně (genitive singular)
-oňů (genitive plural)
-oni (dative singular)
-oňům (dative plural)
-oň (accusative singular)
-oně (accusative plural)
-oni (singular vocative)
-oně (plural vocative)
-oni (locative singular)
-oních (locative plural)
-oněm (instrumental singular)
-oni (instrumental plural)

les m inan (“forest”, noun) + -oň → lesoň m anim (“bushbuck”)

outlý (“slender”, adjective) + -oň → outloň m anim (“slow loris”)

pižmo n (“musk”, noun) + -oň → pižmoň m anim (“musk ox”)

(zoology) forms masculine animate nouns denoting animals

vítr m inan (“wind”, noun) + -oň → větroň m inan (“glider”)


-áček

-áček m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

-áček (nominative singular)
-áčky (nominative plural)
-áčku (genitive singular)
-áčků (genitive plural)
-áčku (dative singular)
-áčkům (dative plural)
-áček (accusative singular)
-áčky (accusative plural)
-áčku (singular vocative)
-áčky (plural vocative)
-áčku (locative singular)
-áčcích (locative plural)
-áčkách (locative plural)
-áčkem (instrumental singular)
-áčky (instrumental plural)
-áček (nominative singular)
-áčci (nominative plural)
-áčka (genitive singular)
-áčků (genitive plural)
-áčkovi (dative singular)
-áčku (dative singular)
-áčkům (dative plural)
-áčka (accusative singular)
-áčky (accusative plural)
-áčku (singular vocative)
-áčci (plural vocative)
-áčkovi (locative singular)
-áčku (locative singular)
-áčcích (locative plural)
-áčkem (instrumental singular)
-áčky (instrumental plural)

milý + -áček → miláček

jediný + -áček → jedináček