starec
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starьcь. By surface analysis, starý + -ec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstaret͡s]
Noun
starec m pers (relational adjective starecký, diminutive starček or starík)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | starec | starci |
| genitive | starca | starcov |
| dative | starcovi | starcom |
| accusative | starca | starcov |
| locative | starcovi | starcoch |
| instrumental | starcom | starcami |
Derived terms
- starecky
- stareckosť
- starectvo
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, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starьcь. By surface analysis, star + -ec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stáːrət͡s/
Noun
stȃrəc m anim (female equivalent stárka)
Declension
| 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 |