Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьce
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editReflects Proto-Indo-European *-ikóm, a neutral counter-part to Proto-Slavic *-ьcь m, Proto-Slavic *-ьca f.
Suffix
edit*-ьce n
- Denominal, forms diminutives from neutral nouns.
- *moldę (“cub, baby”) → *moldętьce (“puppy, kitten, little one, etc.”)
- *město (“city, place, space, room”) → *městьce (“small town, tiny space/room”)
- *okъno (“window”) → *okъnьce (“small window”)
- *pero (“feather”) → *perьce (“plumule”)
- *nebo (“heaven”) → *nebьce (“palate”)
- *aje (“ovum, egg”) → *ajьce (“egg”)
- Structural formant, without a base noun to synchronically derive from.
Usage notes
editWhen appended to *-ę or *-mę stems, the nt-/n-stem clears out, e.g.:
- *dětę (“child”) → *dětenьce (“small child”)
- *znamę (“flag, token”) → *znamenьce (“small flag, token”)
Declension
editDeclension of *-ьce (soft o-stem)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
edit- Šekli, Matej (2012) “Besedotvorni pomeni samostalniških izpeljank v praslovanščini”, in Philological Studies[1] (in Slovene), volume 10, number 1, Skopje, Perm, Ljubljana, Zagreb, pages 115–32