старьць

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Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *starьcь. Equivalent to старъ (starŭ) +‎ -ць (-cĭ).

Noun

старьць • (starĭcĭ) m

  1. old man
    • from Vita Constantini, 0500900-0500910:
      не подобно ѥсть въ ѥсень цвѣтьць искати, ни старꙿца на воискꙋ гнати.
      It is not fitting to seek flowers in the fall nor to drive an old man to war.

Declension

Declension of старьць (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative старьць
starĭcĭ 		старьца
starĭca 		старьци
starĭci
genitive старьца
starĭca 		старьцоу
starĭcu 		старьць
starĭcĭ
dative старьцоу, старьцеви
starĭcu, starĭcevi 		старьцема
starĭcema 		старьцемъ
starĭcemŭ
accusative старьць, старьца
starĭcĭ, starĭca 		старьца
starĭca 		старьцѧ
starĭcę
instrumental старьцемь
starĭcemĭ 		старьцема
starĭcema 		старьци
starĭci
locative старьци
starĭci 		старьцоу
starĭcu 		старьцихъ
starĭcixŭ
vocative старьче
starĭče 		старьца
starĭca 		старьци
starĭci

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: старец (starec)
  • Macedonian: старец (starec)
  • Russian: старец (starec)
  • Serbo-Croatian: starac
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