старѣи

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starějь.

Adjective

старѣи • (starěi)

  1. comparative degree of старъ (starŭ)

Declension

References

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starějь. First attested in c. 1140‒1160. Cognate with Old East Slavic старѣи (starěi), Old Ruthenian старѣйшїй (starějšij), Old Church Slavonic старѣи (starěi).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ста‧рѣи

Adjective

старѣи • (starěi)[1]

  1. comparative degree of старе (stare, old): older

Declension

adjectives
nouns
proper nouns
  • Старо Полѥ (Staro Polje) (toponym)

References

  1. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 802

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