-ьць

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ьць • (-ĭcĭ) m

  1. (added to nouns) diminutive, small
    градъ (gradŭ, town, city) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ)градьць (gradĭcĭ, small town)
  2. (added to verbs) agent noun, doer
    брати (brati, to fight) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ)борьць (borĭcĭ, fighter)
    видѣти (viděti, to see) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ)видьць (vidĭcĭ, epopt)
    жрьти (žrĭti, to sacrifice) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ)жьрьць (žĭrĭcĭ, heathen/pagan priest)
    стрѣл҄ѣти (strělʹěti, to shoot) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ)стрѣльць (strělĭcĭ, marksman)
    творити (tvoriti, to create) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ)творьць (tvorĭcĭ, creator, God)
    шити (šiti, to sew) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ)шьвьць (šĭvĭcĭ, tailor, shoemaker)
    лихновати (lixnovati, to speak unduly) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ)лихновьць (lixnovĭcĭ, devil)
    льстити (lĭstiti, to seduce deceive) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ)льстьць (lĭstĭcĭ, flatterer, swindler, devil)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ьць

See also

  • -ьца (-ĭca)
  • -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ)
  • -икъ (-ikŭ)

References

  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София
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