-ьць

Old Church Slavonic[edit]

-ьць • (-ĭcĭ) m

(added to nouns) diminutive, small
‎градъ (gradŭ, “town, city”) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎градьць (gradĭcĭ, “small town”)
(added to verbs) agent noun, doer
‎брати (brati, “to fight”) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎борьць (borĭcĭ, “fighter”)

‎видѣти (viděti, “to see”) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎видьць (vidĭcĭ, “epopt”)

‎жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎жьрьць (žĭrĭcĭ, “heathen/pagan priest”)

‎стрѣл҄ѣти (strělʹěti, “to shoot”) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎стрѣльць (strělĭcĭ, “marksman”)

‎творити (tvoriti, “to create”) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎творьць (tvorĭcĭ, “creator, God”)

‎шити (šiti, “to sew”) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎шьвьць (šĭvĭcĭ, “tailor, shoemaker”)

‎лихновати (lixnovati, “to speak unduly”) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎лихновьць (lixnovĭcĭ, “devil”)

‎льстити (lĭstiti, “to seduce deceive”) + ‎-ьць (-ĭcĭ) → ‎льстьць (lĭstĭcĭ, “flatterer, swindler, devil”)

Declension of -ьць (soft o-stem)