старец
BulgarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *starьcь. Equivalent to стар (star, “old”) + -ец (-ec).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ста́рец • (stárec) m (feminine стари́ца)
Alternative formsEdit
- стари́к (starík) (dialectal)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ста́рец
ReferencesEdit
- старец in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- старец in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
MacedonianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *starьcь. Equivalent to стар (star, “old”) + -ец (-ec).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
старец • (starec) m
DeclensionEdit
Declension of старец
RussianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ста́рецъ (stárec) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *starьcь. Equivalent to ста́рый (stáryj) + -ец (-ec).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ста́рец • (stárec) m anim (genitive ста́рца, nominative plural ста́рцы, genitive plural ста́рцев)
- (literary) old man, whitebeard
- (church) monastic elder
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ста́рец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc)
SynonymsEdit
- стари́к (starík)
Related termsEdit
- ста́рческий (stárčeskij)
- ста́рый (stáryj)