Abstract:

In this study, it is emphasized the profession nouns in Russian language are formed with the help of the suffix in terms of word formation. In accordance with the general grammar rule of the Russian language, firstly, the masculine profession nouns in terms of suffixes of the verbs, adjectives and nouns are identified. Then, the feminine profession nouns modified from the masculine profession nouns, the suffixes expressing only the feminine profession nouns and the common suffixes used for both masculine and feminine profession nouns are determined. Moreover, the professional noun suffixes identified are classified whether they are productive or not. In addition, the new profession nouns in terms of suffixes emerged at the beginning of the 21st century is also identified. In the final section of the article, providing the numerical ratio of the profession noun suffixes, it is determined that the nouns, verbs and finally a limited number of adjectives from the word types are effective in obtaining the profession nouns, respectively.

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