айцец
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Polish ojciec, from Proto-Slavic *otьcь, from Proto-Indo-European *átta. Doublet of аце́ц (acjéc), the inherited East Slavic form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
айце́ц • (ajcjéc) m pers (genitive айца́, nominative plural айцы́, genitive plural айцо́ў, relational adjective айцо́ўскі)
- (Christianity) Father (a title given to priests)
- 1934 [1820], Walter Scott, translated by Іван Гарбуз, Айвенго, Менск, translation of Ivanhoe, page 229:
- Паглядзі́: гэ́та вяле́бны айце́ц Э́ймер, прыёр надзвы́чай бага́тага аба́цтва ў Жарво; скажы́, ці шмат можна ўзяць з яго вы́купу?
- Pahljadzí: héta vjaljébny ajcjéc Éjmjer, pryjór nadzvýčaj bahátaha abáctva ŭ Žarvó; skažý, ci šmat móžna ŭzjacʹ z jahó výkupu?
- [original: Look at that holy Father Aymer, Prior of the rich Abbey of Jervaulx, and tell us at what ransom we should hold him?]
- (uncommon) father
Declension edit
Declension of айце́ц (pr hard masc-form accent-b irreg-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | айце́ц ajcjéc |
айцы́ ajcý |
| genitive | айца́ ajcá |
айцо́ў ajcóŭ |
| dative | айцу́ ajcú |
айца́м ajcám |
| accusative | айца́ ajcá |
айцо́ў ajcóŭ |
| instrumental | айцо́м ajcóm |
айца́мі ajcámi |
| locative | айцу́ ajcú |
айца́х ajcáx |
| vocative | во́йча vójča |
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| count form | — | айцы́1 ajcý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms edit
- айчы́на (ajčýna)