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Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starati.
Pronunciation
Verb
starac impf
- (reflexive with sã) to attempt, to try (to make efforts to do or achieve)
- Synonym: żorgac
- (reflexive with sã) to worry about; to take care of
- Synonym: żorgac
Further reading
- Sychta, Bernard (1972) “starac są”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 5 (S – T), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 150
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “starać się”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “starać się”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starьcь.
Pronunciation
Noun
stȁrac m (Cyrillic spelling ста̏рац)
- old man
Declension
Further reading
- “starac” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovincian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starati.
Pronunciation
Verb
starac impf (perfective pôstarac)
- (reflexive with sã) to attempt, to try (to make efforts to do or achieve)
- (reflexive with sã) to strive for, to try for (to attempt to acquire)
Further reading