-ć

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See also: -č, and Appendix:Variations of "c"

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /t͡ɕ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /t͡ɕ/

Suffix

-ć

  1. forms emphatic forms of word

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ć

Descendants

  • Polish: -ć

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -t͡ɕ
  • Syllabification:

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ti, via earlier Proto-Slavic *-tь (*moťь → móc, *dǫtь → dąć, otherwise resulted in non-existent forms *mocy and *dęci).

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ć

  1. forms generic infinitives of stems ending in vowels
    a → prać
    e → bieleć
    i → bić
    u → kuć
    y → gaworzyć
    ą → dąć

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish -ć.

Suffix

-ć

  1. appended to create an emphatic form
    Synonym: -ż
    ‎bo + ‎-ć → ‎boć
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -ć

Further reading

  • -ć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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