-ця

See also: -ца

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ ˈt͡sʲa]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-keh₂
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikāˀ
Proto-Slavic *-ьka
Proto-Slavic *-ьca
Ukrainian -ця

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca, from *-ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *-i-keh₂, from *-keh₂.

    Suffix

    -ця́ • (-cjá) pl m sg or f sg

    1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a diminutive form expressing endearment.
      ‎сіль (silʹ, “salt”) + ‎-ця (-cja) → ‎сільця́ (silʹcjá, “salt (endearingly)”)
    Declension
    Declension of -ця́
    (inan soft fem-form accent-d/a mixed-reduc)
    singular plural
    nominative -ця́
    -cjá     		-ці́
    -cí
    genitive -ці́
    -cí     		-ець, -́ць
    -ecʹ, -́cʹ
    dative -ці́
    -cí     		-ця́м
    -cjám
    accusative -цю́
    -cjú     		-ці́
    -cí
    instrumental -це́ю
    -céju     		-ця́ми
    -cjámy
    locative -ці́
    -cí     		-ця́х
    -cjáx
    vocative -це́
    -cé     		-ці́
    -cí

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Suffix

    -ця́ • (-cjá) n or m

    1. inflection of -це (-ce):
      1. genitive singular
      2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
    2. genitive/accusative singular of -ець (-ecʹ)
    Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ця
    дрівця
    дровця
    сільця
    убивця
    -чий
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