-ć

See also: -č and Appendix:Variations of "c"

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• -ci

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /t͡ɕ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /t͡ɕ/

Suffix

-ć

1. forms emphatic forms of word

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ć

Descendants

• Polish: -ć

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕ/

• Audio:

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• Syllabification: ć

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ti, via earlier Proto-Slavic *-tь (*moťь → móc, *dǫtь → dąć, otherwise resulted in non-existent forms *mocy and *dęci).

Alternative forms

• -c, -ść, -źć

Suffix

-ć

1. forms generic infinitives of stems ending in vowels

   a → prać

   e → bieleć

   i → bić

   u → kuć

   y → gaworzyć

   ą → dąć

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish -ć.

Suffix

-ć

1. appended to create an emphatic form

   Synonym: -ż

   ‎bo + ‎-ć → ‎boć

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ć

Further reading

• -ć in Polish dictionaries at PWN