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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starьcь. By surface analysis, starý + -ec.
Pronunciation
Noun
starec m anim
- old man
Declension
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)
- old man
Inflection
Further reading