Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *starьcь. Equivalent to стар (star, old) +‎ -ец (-ec).

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ста́рец (stárecm (feminine стари́ца)

  1. senior, old man

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References

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  • старец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • старец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starьcь. Equivalent to стар (star, old) +‎ -ец (-ec).

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старец (starecm (feminine старица or старка, relational adjective старечки, diminutive старче, augmentative старчиште)

  1. old man
  2. (Christianity) monastic elder, starets

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Russian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic старьць (starĭcĭ), from Proto-Slavic *starьcь. By surface analysis, ста́рый (stáryj) +‎ -ец (-ec).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈstarʲɪt͡s]
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ста́рец (stárecm anim (genitive ста́рца, nominative plural ста́рцы, genitive plural ста́рцев)

  1. (literary) old man, whitebeard
  2. (Christianity) monastic elder, starets

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