отьць

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Glagolitic: ⱁⱅⱐⱌⱐ (otĭcĭ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otьcь

Noun

отьць • (otĭcĭ) m

father

Declension

Declension of отьць (soft o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	отьць otĭcĭ	отьца otĭca	отьци otĭci
genitive	отьца otĭca	отьцоу otĭcu	отьць otĭcĭ
dative	отьцоу, отьцеви otĭcu, otĭcevi	отьцема otĭcema	отьцемъ otĭcemŭ
accusative	отьць, отьца otĭcĭ, otĭca	отьца otĭca	отьцѧ otĭcę
instrumental	отьцемь otĭcemĭ	отьцема otĭcema	отьци otĭci
locative	отьци otĭci	отьцоу otĭcu	отьцихъ otĭcixŭ
vocative	отьче otĭče	отьца otĭca	отьци otĭci

Old Church Slavic family terms
отьчьство (otĭčĭstvo, “family”)	Male	Female
parent родител҄ь (roditelʹĭ)	отьць (otĭcĭ), авва (avva, “father”)	мати (mati, “mother”)
sibling	братръ (bratrŭ, “brother”)	сестра (sestra, “sister”)
child	сꙑнъ (synŭ, “son”)	дъщи (dŭšti, “daughter”)
grandparent	дѣдъ (dědŭ, “grandfather”)	баба (baba, “grandmother”)
grandchild	въноукъ (vŭnukŭ, “grandson”)	– (“granddaughter”)
great-grandparent	прѣдѣдъ (prědědŭ, “great-grandfather”)	– (“great-grandmother”)
mother's sibling	оуи (ui, “maternal uncle”)	– (“maternal aunt”)
father's sibling	стрꙑи (stryi, “paternal uncle”)	– (“paternal aunt”)
sibling's child	братанъ (bratanŭ), сꙑновь (synovĭ), сꙑновьць (synovĭcĭ, “nephew”)	братана (bratana, “niece”)
cousin	братоучѧдъ (bratučędŭ, “male cousin”)	братоучѧда (bratučęda, “female cousin”)

spouse	мѫжь (mǫžĭ), чрьтожьникъ (črĭtožĭnikŭ), малъженъ (malŭženŭ, “husband”)	жена (žena), чрьтожьница (črĭtožĭnica), съложь (sŭložĭ, “wife”)
parent of wife	тьсть (tĭstĭ, “father-in-law (wife's father)”)	тьща (tĭšta, “mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	свекръ (svekrŭ, “father-in-law (husband's father)”)	свекрꙑ (svekry, “mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
sibling of husband	дєвєръ (deverŭ, “brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	зълꙑ (zŭly, “sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	зѧть (zętĭ, “son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	снъха (snŭxa, “daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	етрꙑ (etry), кѫпетра (kǫpetra, “sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)

stepchild	пасторъкъ (pastorŭkŭ, “stepson”)	– (“stepdaughter”)
step-parent	отьчимъ (otĭčimŭ, “stepfather”)	мащеха (maštexa, “stepmother”)

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

отець (otecĭ), отецъ (otecŭ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otьcь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic отьць (otĭcĭ) and Old Polish ociec.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔˈtɪt͡sʲɪ/→/ɔˈtʲɪt͡sʲɪ/→/ɔˈtʲɛt͡sʲ/

(ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ɔˈtɪt͡sʲɪ/
(ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ɔˈtʲɪt͡sʲɪ/
(ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ɔˈtʲɛt͡sʲ/

Hyphenation: о‧ть‧ць

Noun

отьць (otĭcĭ) m

father

Declension

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Declension of отьць (soft o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	отьць otĭcĭ	отьца otĭca	отьци otĭci
genitive	отьца otĭca	отьцу otĭcu	отьць otĭcĭ
dative	отьцу otĭcu	отьцема otĭcema	отьцемъ otĭcemŭ
accusative	отьць otĭcĭ	отьца otĭca	отьцѣ otĭcě
instrumental	отьцьмь otĭcĭmĭ	отьцема otĭcema	отьци otĭci
locative	отьци otĭci	отьцу otĭcu	отьцихъ otĭcixŭ
vocative	отьче otĭče	отьца otĭca	отьци otĭci

Synonyms

батѧ (batę) (rare)

Coordinate terms

мати (mati, “mother”)

Descendants

Belarusian: аце́ц (acjéc)
Russian: оте́ц (otéc)
Carpathian Rusyn: оте́ць (otécʹ)
Ukrainian: оте́ць (otécʹ), (dialectal) оти́ць (otýcʹ), воти́ц (votýc), вуте́ц (vutéc), віте́ц (vitéc)

References

Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902), “отьць”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 828

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

ѿьць (otĭcʹĭ) — alternative spelling

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otьcь with probable influence of Old Church Slavonic отьць (otĭcĭ). Cognate with Old East Slavic отьць (otĭcĭ), Old Ruthenian оте́цъ (otécʹ).

Noun

отьць • (otĭcʹĭ) m

father

References

“отьць (letter no. 9)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎^[2][3] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otьčь. By surface analysis, отьць (otĭcʹĭ, “father”) +‎ -и (-i). Cognate with Old East Slavic отьчь (otĭčĭ), Old Ruthenian о́тчїй (ótčij).

Adjective

отьць • (otĭcʹĭ)

paternal

Declension

Short declension of отьць (soft o/a stem)
	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	отьць otĭcʹĭ	отьце otĭcʹje	отьца otĭcʹa	отьца otĭcʹa	отьци otĭcʹi		отьци otĭcʹi	отьца otĭcʹa	отьцѣ otĭcʹjě
genitive	отьца otĭcʹa		отьцѣ otĭcʹjě	отьцоу otĭcʹu			отьць otĭcʹĭ
dative	отьцоу otĭcʹu		отьци otĭcʹi	отьцема otĭcʹjema		отьцама otĭcʹama	отьцемъ otĭcʹjemŭ		отьцамъ otĭcʹamŭ
accusative	отьць otĭcʹĭ	отьце otĭcʹje	отьцѫ otĭcʹǫ	отьца otĭcʹa	отьци otĭcʹi		отьцѣ otĭcʹjě	отьца otĭcʹa	отьцѣ otĭcʹjě
instrumental	отьцемь otĭcʹjemĭ		отьцеѭ otĭcʹjejǫ	отьцема otĭcʹjema		отьцама otĭcʹama	отьци otĭcʹi		отьцами otĭcʹami
locative	отьци otĭcʹi		отьци otĭcʹi	отьцоу otĭcʹu			отьцихъ otĭcʹixŭ		отьцахъ otĭcʹaxŭ
vocative	отьць otĭcʹĭ	отьце otĭcʹje	отьца otĭcʹa	отьца otĭcʹa	отьци otĭcʹi		отьци otĭcʹi	отьца otĭcʹa	отьцѣ otĭcʹjě

Long declension of отьць (soft o/a stem)
	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	отьцьи otĭcʹĭi	отьцеѥ otĭcʹjeje	отьцаꙗ otĭcʹaja	отьцаꙗ otĭcʹaja	отьции otĭcʹii		отьции otĭcʹii	отьцаꙗ otĭcʹaja	отьцѣѣ otĭcʹjějě
genitive	отьцего otĭcʹjego		отьцѣѣ otĭcʹjějě	отьцоую otĭcʹuju			отьцихъ otĭcʹixŭ
dative	отьцемоу otĭcʹjemu		отьции otĭcʹii	отьцима otĭcʹima		отьцима otĭcʹima	отьцимъ otĭcʹimŭ		отьцимъ otĭcʹimŭ
accusative	отьцьи otĭcʹĭi	отьцеѥ otĭcʹjeje	отьцѫѭ otĭcʹǫjǫ	отьцаꙗ otĭcʹaja	отьции otĭcʹii		отьцѣѣ otĭcʹjějě	отьцаꙗ otĭcʹaja	отьцѣѣ otĭcʹjějě
instrumental	отьцимь otĭcʹimĭ		отьцеѭ otĭcʹjejǫ	отьцима otĭcʹima		отьцима otĭcʹima	отьцими otĭcʹimi		отьцими otĭcʹimi
locative	отьцемь otĭcʹjemĭ		отьции otĭcʹii	отьцоую otĭcʹuju			отьцихъ otĭcʹixŭ		отьцихъ otĭcʹixŭ
vocative	отьцьи otĭcʹĭi	отьцеѥ otĭcʹjeje	отьцаꙗ otĭcʹaja	отьцаꙗ otĭcʹaja	отьции otĭcʹii		отьции otĭcʹii	отьцаꙗ otĭcʹaja	отьцѣѣ otĭcʹjějě

Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

Noun

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See also

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

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Synonyms

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Descendants

References

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Noun

References

Etymology 2

Adjective

Declension