-це

See also: цэ and Appendix:Variations of "ce"

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьce.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɛ]

Suffix

-це • (-ce) n

  1. 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
Macedonian terms suffixed with -це

See also

Moksha

Etymology 1

Akin to Erzya -це (-će). Possibly further related to Komi-Permyak -дз (-dź, ordinal suffix) or borrowed from Proto-Turkic *-nč.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tsʲæ/

Suffix

-це • (-će)

  1. ordinal suffix
    • B. V. Vśesvätskij, Botańika: SŔEDŃAJ ŠKOLANĎI TONAFŃEMA KŃIGA, 1933
      VIII-це ПРЯКССЬ.
      VIII -će PŔAKSS.
      Chapter 8 (lit. "8th")
Inflection
Indefinite declension of -це
singular plural
nominative -це (-će) -цет (-ćet)
genitive -цень (-ćeń) —
dative -ценди (-ćenďi) —
ablative -цеда (-ćeda) —
inessive -цеса (-ćesa) —
elative -цеста (-ćesta) —
illative -цес (-ćes) —
prolative -цева (-ćeva) —
comparative -цешка (-ćeška) —
translative -цекс (-ćeks) —
abessive -цефтома (-ćeftoma) —
causative -ценкса (-ćenksa) —
Definite declension of -це
singular plural
nominative -цесь (-ćeś) -цетне (-ćetńe)
genitive -цеть (-ćeť) -цетнень (-ćetńeń)
dative -цети (-ćeťi) -цетненди (-ćetńenďi)
Definite present conjugation of -це
person singular person plural
мон (mon) -цесян (-ćeśan) минь (miń) -цетнетама (-ćetńetama)
тон (ton) -цесят (-ćeśat) тинь (ťiń) -цетнетада (-ćetńetada)
сон (son) -цесь (-ćeś) синь (śiń) -цетне (-ćetńe)
Derived terms
Moksha terms suffixed with -це

Etymology 2

Fusion of -т (-t, possessive suffix) and ся (śa, “that”).[2]

Suffix

-це • (-će)

  1. 2nd person singular possessive suffix in nominative, genitive and dative with one possession
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
      кудце — кудцень — кудценди
      kud će — kud će ń — kud će nďi
      your house — of your house — to/for your house
Derived terms
Moksha terms suffixed with -це (possessive)
See also
  • -т (-t) (the possessive suffix elsewhere in the paradigm, the expected Uralic form)

References
  1. Bartens, Raija. 1999. Mordvalaiskielten rakenne ja kehitys. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 232. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.
  2. Serebrennikov, B. A. (1967) Istoričeskaja morfologija mordovskix jazykov [Historical morphology of the Mordvinic languages] (in Russian), Moskva, page 55

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьce.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sə]

Suffix

-це • (-ce)

  1. -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
Declension of -це (inan neut-form ц-stem accent-a reduc) 
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
Russian terms suffixed with -це

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьce.

Suffix

-це (Latin spelling -ce)

  1. 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
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