истец
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic истьць (istĭcĭ). Compare Bulgarian исте́ц (istéc), Polish iściec (“legal owner”). Per Sobolevsky (Lectures 133; quoted in Vasmer), derived from Old East Slavic исто (isto, “capital”) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ) (whence Russian -е́ц (-éc)); original meaning "owner". Cognate with и́стый (ístyj, “real, true”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪˈsʲtʲet͡s]
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Noun
исте́ц • (istéc) m anim (genitive истца́, nominative plural истцы́, genitive plural истцо́в)
- (law) plaintiff
- Antonym: отве́тчик (otvétčik)
Declension
Declension of исте́ц (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-b reduc)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | исте́ц istéc | истцы́ istcý |
genitive | истца́ istcá | истцо́в istcóv |
dative | истцу́ istcú | истца́м istcám |
accusative | истца́ istcá | истцо́в istcóv |
instrumental | истцо́м istcóm | истца́ми istcámi |
prepositional | истце́ istcé | истца́х istcáx |
Related terms
- иск (isk)
- истица (istica)
- и́стый (ístyj)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “истец”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress