-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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