tworzec

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvorьcь. By surface analysis, tworzyć +‎ -ec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /tfɔr̝ɛt͡s/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /tfɔr̝ɛt͡s/

Noun

tworzec m animacy unattested

1. (attested in Lesser Poland) creator (one who brings something about)
   • c. 1301-1350, Kazania świętokrzyskie‎^[1], Miechów, page cr 18:

     Uznaie..., ktorimy grehi tuorcha suego na gnew pouabil

     [Uznaje..., ktorymi grzechy tworca swego na gniew powabił]

2. (attested in Greater Poland) shaper (one who gives shape)
   • 1977-1980 [c. 1470], urowska-Górowska Wanda, Kyas Vladimir, editors, Mamotrekty staropolskie‎^{[2], [3], [4]}, Lubin, page 1:

     Plastes, id est formator tworzecz (war. kal.: thworcza; mollis cera et ad formandum facilis, etiam si artificis et plastae cessent manus, tamen virtute totum est, quicquid esse potest Prol)

     [Plastes, id est formator tworzecz (war. kal.: tworca; mollis cera et ad formandum facilis, etiam si artificis et plastae cessent manus, tamen virtute totum est, quicquid esse potest Prol)]

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “tworzec”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN