-ьць

-ьць

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Alternative forms

• -ⱐⱌⱐ (-ĭcĭ) – Glagolitic

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

Declension of -ьць (soft o-stem)

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ьць -ĭcĭ	-ьца -ĭca	-ьци -ĭci
Accusative	-ьць -ĭcĭ	-ьца -ĭca	-ьцѧ -ĭcę
Genitive	-ьца -ĭca	-ьцоу, -ьцю -ĭcu, -ĭcju	-ьць -ĭcĭ
Locative	-ьци -ĭci	-ьцоу, -ьцю -ĭcu, -ĭcju	-ьцихъ -ĭcixŭ
Dative	-ьцоу, -ьцю -ĭcu, -ĭcju	-ьцема -ĭcema	-ьцемъ -ĭcemŭ
Instrumental	-ьцемь -ĭcemĭ	-ьцема -ĭcema	-ьци -ĭci
Vocative	-ьцоу, -ьцю -ĭcu, -ĭcju	-ьца -ĭca	-ьци -ĭci

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic words suffixed with -ьць

See also

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

References

• Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка‎, София

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