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.