"-čь" meaning in Proto-Slavic

See -čь in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Underlyingly reflecting Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kias, *-kis, from Proto-Indo-European *-k-yos, formed by agglutination of *-yos (Proto Slavic *-jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ias) onto the element *-kъ. Cognate with Lithuanian -kis and Latvian -ķis. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sla-pro|id=nominal}}, {{cog|ine-bsl-pro|*-kias}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kias, {{cog|ine-pro|*-k-yos}} Proto-Indo-European *-k-yos, {{cog|lt|-kis}} Lithuanian -kis, {{cog|lv|-ķis}} Latvian -ķis Inflection templates: {{sla-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -čь [nominative, singular], -ča [dual, nominative], -či [nominative, plural], -ča [genitive, singular], -ču [dual, genitive], -čь [genitive, plural], -ču [dative, singular], -čema [dative, dual], -čemъ [dative, plural], -čь [accusative, singular], -ča [accusative, dual], -čę̇ [accusative, plural], -čьmь [instrumental, singular], -čemь [instrumental, singular], -čema [dual, instrumental], -či [instrumental, plural], -či [locative, singular], -ču [dual, locative], -čixъ [locative, plural], -ču [singular, vocative], -ča [dual, vocative], -či [plural, vocative], *-ačь [alternative], *-ičь [alternative]
  1. Deverbal, forming agent nouns. Tags: masculine, morpheme, reconstruction Synonyms: *-teľь, *-ьcь, *-ьnikъ
    Sense id: en--čь-sla-pro-suffix-3jF80gcP Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Deverbal, forming nomina instrumenti. Tags: masculine, morpheme, reconstruction Synonyms: *-dlo
    Sense id: en--čь-sla-pro-suffix-Z2U0DSJq Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -ačь, -ičь Related terms: -kъ
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-ačь"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-ičь"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "After the loss of word-final jer, daughter languages have reinterpreted the thematic ending of the verb -i- and -a- as a part of the suffix itself."
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "In most of the daughters *-ačь merged with the reflex of *-čь which was preceded by the thematic vowel -a."
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "East Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "orv",
            "2": "-чь"
          },
          "expansion": "Old East Slavic: -чь (-čĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old East Slavic: -чь (-čĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "-іч",
            "3": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Belarusian: -іч (-ič), -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Belarusian: -іч (-ič), -ач (-ač)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "-ич",
            "3": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: -ич (-ič), -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: -ич (-ič), -ач (-ač)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "-ич",
            "3": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Ukrainian: -ич (-yč), -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ukrainian: -ич (-yč), -ач (-ač)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "South Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Church Slavonic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "-чь"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic: -чь (-čĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Church Slavonic: -чь (-čĭ), -ачь (-ačĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "-ⱍⱐ"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic: -ⱍⱐ (-čĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Church Slavonic: -ⱍⱐ (-čĭ), -ⰰⱍⱐ (-ačĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Bulgarian: -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rare"
          },
          "expansion": "(rare)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bulgarian: -ач (-ač); -ич (-ič) (rare)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "-ич",
            "3": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Macedonian: -ич (-ič), -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Macedonian: -ич (-ič), -ач (-ač)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-ич"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian: -ич",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian: -ич, -ач"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-ič"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian: -ič",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian: -ič, -ač"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "-ič",
            "bor": "",
            "der": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: -ič",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tonal orthography"
          },
          "expansion": "(tonal orthography)",
          "name": "i"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "-ič",
            "2": "-ȉč",
            "3": "-áč"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: -ič, -ȉč, -áč (tonal orthography)",
          "name": "desc/sl-tonal"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovene: -ič, -ȉč, -áč (tonal orthography)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "-č",
            "3": "-ač",
            "4": "-áč"
          },
          "expansion": "Czech: -č, -ač, -áč",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Czech: -č, -ač, -áč"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "csb",
            "2": "-ëcz",
            "3": "-ôcz"
          },
          "expansion": "Kashubian: -ëcz, -ôcz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kashubian: -ëcz, -ôcz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "-icz",
            "3": "-acz"
          },
          "expansion": "Polish: -icz, -acz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Polish: -icz, -acz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "-ič",
            "3": "-áč"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovak: -ič, -áč",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovak: -ič, -áč"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-slv",
            "2": "-icz",
            "3": "-acz",
            "4": "-ocz"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovincian: -icz, -acz, -ocz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovincian: -icz, -acz, -ocz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Sorbian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hsb",
            "2": "-ič",
            "3": "-ač"
          },
          "expansion": "Upper Sorbian: -ič, -ač",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Upper Sorbian: -ič, -ač"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dsb",
            "2": "-ic",
            "3": "-ac"
          },
          "expansion": "Lower Sorbian: -ic, -ac",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lower Sorbian: -ic, -ac"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "id": "nominal"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "2": "*-kias"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kias",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*-k-yos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-k-yos",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "-kis"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian -kis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "-ķis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian -ķis",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Underlyingly reflecting Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kias, *-kis, from Proto-Indo-European *-k-yos, formed by agglutination of *-yos (Proto Slavic *-jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ias) onto the element *-kъ.\nCognate with Lithuanian -kis and Latvian -ķis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sla-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ča",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-či",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ča",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ču",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ču",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čema",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čemъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ča",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čę̇",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čьmь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čemь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čema",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-či",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-či",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ču",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čixъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ču",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ča",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-či",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "*-ačь",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "*-ičь",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sla-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Slavic",
  "lang_code": "sla-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-čь",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-kъ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "kopati (“to dig”) → *kopačь (“digger”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "kovati (“to forge”) → *kovačь (“smith, blacksmith”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "běgati (“to run”) → *běgačь (“runner”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "jьgrati (“to play”) → *jьgračь (“player”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "vьrati (“to lie”) → *vьračь (“sorcerer, soothsayer, charlatan”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pogoniti (“to pursue, observe”) → *pogoničь (“drover”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "roditi (“to give birth”) → *rodičь (“father”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "voditi (“to lead”) → *vodičь (“leader”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "badati\\*bodati or *bodti > *bosti (“to sting, stab, butt”) → *bodačь (“that which stings, stabs, butts”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Deverbal, forming agent nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--čь-sla-pro-suffix-3jF80gcP",
      "links": [
        [
          "agent",
          "agent#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*-teľь"
        },
        {
          "word": "*-ьcь"
        },
        {
          "word": "*-ьnikъ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "biti (“to beat”) → *bičь (“whip”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "briti (“to shave, cut hair/beard”) → *bričь (“cutting tool, razor”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Deverbal, forming nomina instrumenti."
      ],
      "id": "en--čь-sla-pro-suffix-Z2U0DSJq",
      "links": [
        [
          "nomina instrumenti",
          "nomina instrumenti#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*-dlo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-čь"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Proto-Slavic lemmas",
    "Proto-Slavic masculine suffixes",
    "Proto-Slavic noun-forming suffixes",
    "Proto-Slavic soft masculine o-stem nouns",
    "Proto-Slavic soft o-stem nouns",
    "Proto-Slavic suffixes"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "-ačь"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ičь"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "After the loss of word-final jer, daughter languages have reinterpreted the thematic ending of the verb -i- and -a- as a part of the suffix itself."
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "In most of the daughters *-ačь merged with the reflex of *-čь which was preceded by the thematic vowel -a."
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "East Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "orv",
            "2": "-чь"
          },
          "expansion": "Old East Slavic: -чь (-čĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old East Slavic: -чь (-čĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "-іч",
            "3": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Belarusian: -іч (-ič), -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Belarusian: -іч (-ič), -ач (-ač)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "-ич",
            "3": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: -ич (-ič), -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: -ич (-ič), -ач (-ač)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "-ич",
            "3": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Ukrainian: -ич (-yč), -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ukrainian: -ич (-yč), -ач (-ač)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "South Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Church Slavonic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "-чь"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic: -чь (-čĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Church Slavonic: -чь (-čĭ), -ачь (-ačĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "-ⱍⱐ"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic: -ⱍⱐ (-čĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Church Slavonic: -ⱍⱐ (-čĭ), -ⰰⱍⱐ (-ačĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Bulgarian: -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rare"
          },
          "expansion": "(rare)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bulgarian: -ач (-ač); -ич (-ič) (rare)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "-ич",
            "3": "-ач"
          },
          "expansion": "Macedonian: -ич (-ič), -ач (-ač)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Macedonian: -ич (-ič), -ач (-ač)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-ич"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian: -ич",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian: -ич, -ач"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-ič"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian: -ič",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian: -ič, -ač"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "-ič",
            "bor": "",
            "der": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: -ič",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tonal orthography"
          },
          "expansion": "(tonal orthography)",
          "name": "i"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "-ič",
            "2": "-ȉč",
            "3": "-áč"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: -ič, -ȉč, -áč (tonal orthography)",
          "name": "desc/sl-tonal"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovene: -ič, -ȉč, -áč (tonal orthography)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "-č",
            "3": "-ač",
            "4": "-áč"
          },
          "expansion": "Czech: -č, -ač, -áč",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Czech: -č, -ač, -áč"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "csb",
            "2": "-ëcz",
            "3": "-ôcz"
          },
          "expansion": "Kashubian: -ëcz, -ôcz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kashubian: -ëcz, -ôcz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "-icz",
            "3": "-acz"
          },
          "expansion": "Polish: -icz, -acz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Polish: -icz, -acz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "-ič",
            "3": "-áč"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovak: -ič, -áč",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovak: -ič, -áč"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-slv",
            "2": "-icz",
            "3": "-acz",
            "4": "-ocz"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovincian: -icz, -acz, -ocz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovincian: -icz, -acz, -ocz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Sorbian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hsb",
            "2": "-ič",
            "3": "-ač"
          },
          "expansion": "Upper Sorbian: -ič, -ač",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Upper Sorbian: -ič, -ač"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dsb",
            "2": "-ic",
            "3": "-ac"
          },
          "expansion": "Lower Sorbian: -ic, -ac",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lower Sorbian: -ic, -ac"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "id": "nominal"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "2": "*-kias"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kias",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*-k-yos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-k-yos",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "-kis"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian -kis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "-ķis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian -ķis",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Underlyingly reflecting Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kias, *-kis, from Proto-Indo-European *-k-yos, formed by agglutination of *-yos (Proto Slavic *-jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ias) onto the element *-kъ.\nCognate with Lithuanian -kis and Latvian -ķis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sla-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ča",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-či",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ča",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ču",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ču",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čema",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čemъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ča",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čę̇",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čьmь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čemь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čema",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-či",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-či",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ču",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-čixъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ču",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ča",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-či",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "*-ačь",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "*-ičь",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sla-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Slavic",
  "lang_code": "sla-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-čь",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-kъ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "kopati (“to dig”) → *kopačь (“digger”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "kovati (“to forge”) → *kovačь (“smith, blacksmith”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "běgati (“to run”) → *běgačь (“runner”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "jьgrati (“to play”) → *jьgračь (“player”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "vьrati (“to lie”) → *vьračь (“sorcerer, soothsayer, charlatan”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pogoniti (“to pursue, observe”) → *pogoničь (“drover”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "roditi (“to give birth”) → *rodičь (“father”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "voditi (“to lead”) → *vodičь (“leader”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "badati\\*bodati or *bodti > *bosti (“to sting, stab, butt”) → *bodačь (“that which stings, stabs, butts”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Deverbal, forming agent nouns."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agent",
          "agent#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*-teľь"
        },
        {
          "word": "*-ьcь"
        },
        {
          "word": "*-ьnikъ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "biti (“to beat”) → *bičь (“whip”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "briti (“to shave, cut hair/beard”) → *bričь (“cutting tool, razor”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Deverbal, forming nomina instrumenti."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nomina instrumenti",
          "nomina instrumenti#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*-dlo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-čь"
}

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