-ьць

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ьць • (-ĭcĭm

  1. (added to nouns) diminutive, small
    градъ (gradŭ, town, city) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎градьць (gradĭcĭ, small town)
  2. (added to verbs) agent noun, doer
    брати (brati, to fight) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎борьць (borĭcĭ, fighter)
    видѣти (viděti, to see) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎видьць (vidĭcĭ, epopt)
    жрьти (žrĭti, to sacrifice) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎жьрьць (žĭrĭcĭ, heathen/pagan priest)
    стрѣл҄ѣти (strělʹjěti, to shoot) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎стрѣльць (strělĭcĭ, marksman)
    творити (tvoriti, to create) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎творьць (tvorĭcĭ, creator, God)
    шити (šiti, to sew) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎шьвьць (šĭvĭcĭ, tailor, shoemaker)
    лихновати (lixnovati, to speak unduly) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎лихновьць (lixnovĭcĭ, devil)
    льстити (lĭstiti, to seduce deceive) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎льстьць (lĭstĭcĭ, flatterer, swindler, devil)

Declension

Declension of -ьць (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative -ьць
-ĭcĭ
-ьца
-ĭca
-ьци
-ĭci
genitive -ьца
-ĭca
-ьцоу
-ĭcu
-ьць
-ĭcĭ
dative -ьцоу
-ĭcu
-ьцема
-ĭcema
-ьцемъ
-ĭcemŭ
accusative -ьць
-ĭcĭ
-ьца
-ĭca
-ьцѧ
-ĭcę
instrumental -ьцемь
-ĭcemĭ
-ьцема
-ĭcema
-ьци
-ĭci
locative -ьци
-ĭci
-ьцоу
-ĭcu
-ьцихъ
-ĭcixŭ
vocative -ьче
-ĭče
-ьца
-ĭca
-ьци
-ĭci

Derived terms

See also

  • -ьца (-ĭca)
  • -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ)
  • -икъ (-ikŭ)

References

  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка[1], София