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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьce

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Reflects Proto-Indo-European *-ikóm, a neutral counter-part to Proto-Slavic *-ьcь m, Proto-Slavic *-ьca f.

Suffix

*-ьce n

  1. Denominal, forms diminutives from neutral nouns.
    *moldę (“cub, baby”) → *moldętьce (“puppy, kitten, little one, etc.”)
    *město (“city, place, space, room”) → *městьce (“small town, tiny space/room”)
    *okъno (“window”) → *okъnьce (“small window”)
    *pero (“feather”) → *perьce (“plumule”)
    *nebo (“heaven”) → *nebьce (“palate”)
    *aje (“ovum, egg”) → *ajьce (“egg”)
  2. Structural formant, without a base noun to synchronically derive from.
    *sьrdьce (“heart”)
    *sъlnьce (“sun”)

Usage notes

When appended to *-ę or *-mę stems, the nt-/n-stem clears out, e.g.:

*dětę (“child”) → *dětenьce (“small child”)
*znamę (“flag, token”) → *znamenьce (“small flag, token”)

Declension
Declension of *-ьce (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *-ьce *-ьci *-ьca
genitive *-ьca *-ьcu *-ьcь
dative *-ьcu *-ьcema *-ьcemъ
accusative *-ьce *-ьci *-ьca
instrumental *-ьcьmь, *-ьcemь* *-ьcema *-ьci
locative *-ьci *-ьcu *-ьcixъ
vocative *-ьce *-ьci *-ьca
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ьce

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: -ице (-ice)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: -ьцє (-ĭce), -ице (-ice) (when attached to roots ending in *-je)
      Glagolitic: -ⱐⱌⰵ (-ĭce), -ⰹⱌⰵ (-ice) (when attached to roots ending in *-je)
    • Bulgarian: -це (-ce)
    • Macedonian: -це (-ce)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: -це
      Latin script: -ce
    • Slovene: -ce
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: -ce
    • Kashubian: -ce
    • Polish: -ce
    • Slovak: -ce
    • Slovincian: -icê

References
  • Šekli, Matej (2012) “Besedotvorni pomeni samostalniških izpeljank v praslovanščini”, in Philological Studies‎ (in Slovene), volume 10, number 1, Skopje, Perm, Ljubljana, Zagreb, pages 115–32
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