Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/starica

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *starъ +‎ *-ica.

Noun

*starica f

  1. old woman

Inflection

Declension of *starica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *starica *starici *staricę̇
genitive *staricę̇ *staricu *staricь
dative *starici *staricama *staricamъ
accusative *staricǫ *starici *staricę̇
instrumental *staricejǫ, *staricǫ** *staricama *staricami
locative *starici *staricu *staricasъ, *staricaxъ*
vocative *starice *starici *staricę̇

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ста́рица (stárica)
  • South Slavic:
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