stařec

See also: starec

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech stařec, from Proto-Slavic *starьcь. By surface analysis, starý +‎ -ec.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstar̝ɛt͡s]

Noun

stařec m anim (female equivalent stařena, relational adjective stařecký, diminutive stařeček)

  1. old man
    Synonyms: stařík, děd, dědek, dědeček, kmet
    Antonyms: mladík, stařena

Declension

Declension of stařec (soft masculine animate reducible irreg-stem)
singular plural
nominative stařec starci
genitive starce starců
dative starcovi, starci starcům
accusative starce starce
vocative starče starci
locative starcovi, starci starcích
instrumental starcem starci

Further reading

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starьcь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈstar̝ɛt͡s/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈstar̝ɛt͡s/

Noun

stařec m pers

  1. old man
  2. superior

Declension

Declension of stařec (soft o-stem irreg-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative stařec starcě starci, starcové
genitive starcě starcú starcóv
dative starcu, starcovi starcoma starcóm
accusative starcě starcě starcě
vocative starcu starcě starci, starcové
locative starcu, starcovi starcú starcích
instrumental starcem starcoma starci
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: stařec

Further reading

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