starec

See also: Starec, stařec, and старец

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starьcь. By surface analysis, starý +‎ -ec.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈstaret͡s]

Noun

starec m anim (genitive singular starca, nominative plural starci, genitive plural starcov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. old man

Declension
Declension of starec
singular plural
nominative starec starci
genitive starca starcov
dative starcovi starcom
accusative starca starcov
locative starcovi starcoch
instrumental starcom starcami

Derived terms
  • starecký
  • starecky
  • stareckosť
  • starectvo
  • starček, starík

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
  • IPA(key): /stáːrət͡s/

Noun

stȃrəc m anim (female equivalent stárka)

  1. old man

Inflection
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
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
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