отьць

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⱁⱅⱐⱌⱐ (otĭcĭ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otьcь

Noun

отьць • (otĭcĭ) m

1. 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

See also

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

1. father

Declension

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 (otĭćĭ) — 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 • (otĭćĭ) m

1. 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 (otĭćĭ, “father”) +‎ -и (-i). Cognate with Old East Slavic отьчь (otĭčĭ), Old Ruthenian о́тчїй (ótčij).

Adjective

отьць • (otĭćĭ)

1. paternal

Declension

Short declension of отьць (soft o/a stem)

	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	отьць otĭćĭ	отьцѥ otĭćje	отьцꙗ otĭćja	отьцꙗ otĭćja	отьци otĭći		отьци otĭći	отьцꙗ otĭćja	отьцѣ otĭćě
genitive	отьцꙗ otĭćja		отьцѣ otĭćě	отьцю otĭćju			отьць otĭćĭ
dative	отьцю otĭćju		отьци otĭći	отьцѥма otĭćjema		отьцꙗма otĭćjama	отьцѥмъ otĭćjemŭ		отьцꙗмъ otĭćjamŭ
accusative	отьць otĭćĭ	отьцѥ otĭćje	отьцѭ otĭćjǫ	отьцꙗ otĭćja	отьци otĭći		отьцѣ otĭćě	отьцꙗ otĭćja	отьцѣ otĭćě
instrumental	отьцѥмь otĭćjemĭ		отьцѥѭ otĭćjejǫ	отьцѥма otĭćjema		отьцꙗма otĭćjama	отьци otĭći		отьцꙗми otĭćjami
locative	отьци otĭći		отьци otĭći	отьцю otĭćju			отьцихъ otĭćixŭ		отьцꙗхъ otĭćjaxŭ
vocative	отьць otĭćĭ	отьцѥ otĭćje	отьцꙗ otĭćja	отьцꙗ otĭćja	отьци otĭći		отьци otĭći	отьцꙗ otĭćja	отьцѣ otĭćě

Long declension of отьць (soft o/a stem)

	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	отьцьи otĭćĭi	отьцѥѥ otĭćjeje	отьцꙗꙗ otĭćjaja	отьцꙗꙗ otĭćjaja	отьции otĭćii		отьции otĭćii	отьцꙗꙗ otĭćjaja	отьцѣѣ otĭćějě
genitive	отьцѥго otĭćjego		отьцѣѣ otĭćějě	отьцюю otĭćjuju			отьцихъ otĭćixŭ
dative	отьцѥмоу otĭćjemu		отьции otĭćii	отьцима otĭćima		отьцима otĭćima	отьцимъ otĭćimŭ		отьцимъ otĭćimŭ
accusative	отьцьи otĭćĭi	отьцѥѥ otĭćjeje	отьцѭѭ otĭćjǫjǫ	отьцꙗꙗ otĭćjaja	отьции otĭćii		отьцѣѣ otĭćějě	отьцꙗꙗ otĭćjaja	отьцѣѣ otĭćějě
instrumental	отьцимь otĭćimĭ		отьцѥѭ otĭćjejǫ	отьцима otĭćima		отьцима otĭćima	отьцими otĭćimi		отьцими otĭćimi
locative	отьцѥмь otĭćjemĭ		отьции otĭćii	отьцюю otĭćjuju			отьцихъ otĭćixŭ		отьцихъ otĭćixŭ
vocative	отьцьи otĭćĭi	отьцѥѥ otĭćjeje	отьцꙗꙗ otĭćjaja	отьцꙗꙗ otĭćjaja	отьции otĭćii		отьции otĭćii	отьцꙗꙗ otĭćjaja	отьцѣѣ otĭćějě