Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/starьcь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *starъ +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*starьcь m

  1. old man

Declension

Declension of *starьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *starьcь *starьca *starьci
genitive *starьca *starьcu *starьcь
dative *starьcu *starьcema *starьcemъ
accusative *starьcь *starьca *starьcę̇
instrumental *starьcьmь, *starьcemь* *starьcema *starьci
locative *starьci *starьcu *starьcixъ
vocative *starьče *starьca *starьci

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: старьць (starĭcĭ)
      • Russian: ста́рец (stárec)
      • Middle Belarusian: старецъ (starecʹ)[1]
      • Middle Ukrainian: старець (starecʹ)[2]
        • Ukrainian: ста́рець (stárecʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “старец”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 434
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    Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “старецъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 333
  2. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “старець”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 380