-иць

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-iťь.

Suffix

-иць (-icĭ)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually to form a diminutive or to denote a family name.

References

• “сꙑчевицъ (letter no. 607/562)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024