старьць

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *starьcь. Equivalent to старъ (starŭ) +‎ -ць (-cĭ).

Noun

старьць • (starĭcĭ) m

  1. old man
    • from Vita Constantini, 0500900-0500910:
      не подобно ѥсть въ ѥсень цвѣтьць искати, ни старꙿца на воискꙋ гнати.
      ne podobno jestĭ vŭ jesenĭ cvětĭcĭ iskati, ni starꙿca na voisku gnati.
      It is not fitting to seek flowers in the fall nor to drive an old man to war.

Declension
Declension of старьць (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative старьць
starĭcĭ		 старьца
starĭca		 старьци
starĭci
genitive старьца
starĭca		 старьцоу
starĭcu		 старьць
starĭcĭ
dative старьцоу, старьцеви
starĭcu, starĭcevi		 старьцема
starĭcema		 старьцемъ
starĭcemŭ
accusative старьць, старьца
starĭcĭ, starĭca		 старьца
starĭca		 старьцѧ
starĭcę
instrumental старьцемь
starĭcemĭ		 старьцема
starĭcema		 старьци
starĭci
locative старьци
starĭci		 старьцоу
starĭcu		 старьцихъ
starĭcixŭ
vocative старьче
starĭče		 старьца
starĭca		 старьци
starĭci

Descendants
  • Bulgarian: старец (starec)
  • Macedonian: старец (starec)
  • Russian: старец (starec)
  • Serbo-Croatian: starac
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