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Macedonian
Etymology Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьce
Pronunciation
Suffix -це • (-ce ) n
Appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
грло ( grlo ) + -це ( -ce ) → грлце ( grlce ) масло ( maslo ) + -це ( -ce ) → масолце ( masolce ) млеко ( mleko ) + -це ( -ce ) → млекце ( mlekce ) село ( selo ) + -це ( -ce ) → селце ( selce )
Derived terms
See also
Moksha
Etymology 1 From Proto-Mordvinic *-ćə Erzya -це ( -ce ) . Possibly further related to Komi-Permyak -дз ( -dź , ordinal suffix ) , from Proto-Uralic *-ć Proto-Turkic *-nč
According to an alternative hypothesis, derived from the demonstrative pronoun *śe ( “ that ” ) ; compare -се ( -se ) in archaic Erzya васенсе ( vasense ) .
Pronunciation
Suffix -це • (-ce )
ordinal suffixB. V. Vsesvätskij, Botanika: SREDNÄJ ŠKOLANDI TONAFNEMA KNIGA , 1933
VIII-це ПРЯКССЬ . VIII -ce PRÄKSS. Chapter 8 (lit. "8th ")
Inflection
Definite present conjugation of -це
Derived terms
Etymology 2 Fusion of -т ( -t , possessive suffix ) and ся ( sä , “ that ” ) .
Suffix -це • (-ce )
2nd person singular possessive suffix in nominative, genitive and dative with one possession
O. Je. Poljakov (1993 ) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
кудце — кудце нь — кудце нди kud ce — kud ce ń — kud ce ndi your house — of your house — to/for your house
Derived terms
See also -т ( -t ) ( the possessive suffix elsewhere in the paradigm, the expected Uralic form )
References
^ Bartens, Raija. 1999. Mordvalaiskielten rakenne ja kehitys . Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 232 . Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN .
^ Serebrennikov, B. A. (1967 ) Istoričeskaja morfologija mordovskix jazykov (in Russian), Moskva, page 55
Russian
-цо́ ( -có ) — when stressed
Etymology Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьce
Pronunciation
Suffix -це • (-ce )
-y , -ling forming diminutive nouns
де́рево ( dérevo , “ tree ” ) + -це ( -ce ) → де́ревце ( dérevce , “ sapling , little tree ” ) копы́то ( kopýto , “ hoof ” ) + -це ( -ce ) → копы́тце ( kopýtce , “ small hoof ” ) волокно́ ( voloknó , “ fiber , filament ” ) + -це ( -ce ) → волоко́нце ( volokónce , “ small fiber , small filament ” ) де́ло ( délo , “ affair , matter ” ) + -це ( -ce ) → де́льце ( délʹce , “ small matter , small affair ” )
Declension
singular
plural
nominative
-це -ce
-ца -ca
genitive
-ца -ca
-ец -ec
dative
-цу -cu
-цам -cam
accusative
-це -ce
-ца -ca
instrumental
-цем -cem
-цами -cami
prepositional
-це -ce
-цах -cax
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьce
Suffix -це (Latin spelling -ce
Appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment, or to denote an object.
See also
Ukrainian
-ця́ ( -cjá ) — when plural
Etymology Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьce
Pronunciation
Suffix -це • (-ce ) n plural -ця
-y , -ling forming diminutive nouns
де́рево ( dérevo , “ tree ” ) + -це ( -ce ) → де́ревце ( dérevce , “ sapling , little tree ” ) вікно́ ( viknó , “ window ” ) + -це ( -ce ) → віко́нце ( vikónce , “ small window ” )
Declension
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