starec
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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starьcь. By surface analysis, starý + -ec.
Pronunciation
Noun
starec m anim
Declension
Declension of starec
Derived terms
Further reading
- “starec”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starьcь. By surface analysis, star + -ec.
Pronunciation
Noun
stȃrəc m anim (female equivalent stárka)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine anim., soft o-stem | |||
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| nom. sing. | stárec | ||
| gen. sing. | stárca | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
stárec | stárca | stárci |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
stárca | stárcev | stárcev |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
stárcu | stárcema | stárcem |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
stárca | stárca | stárce |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
stárcu | stárcih | stárcih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
stárcem | stárcema | stárci |
Further reading
- “starec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “starec”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references