същ

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sy, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, present active participle of the copula съм (sǎm, “to be”). Cognate with Sanskrit सत् (sat), Old English sōþ (whence English sooth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɤʃ(t)]

Adjective

същ • (sǎšt)

  1. the same
    един и същ
    one and the same
  2. emphatic affirmation of the subject
    „Това Иван ли беше?“ „Същият.“
    "Was that Ivan?" "It was."

Declension

Derived terms

  • същина (sǎština, “essence, substance”)
  • същество (sǎštestvo, “essence, entity”)
  • същност (sǎštnost, “essence, self”)
  • същински (sǎštinski, “actual, essential”)
  • съществен (sǎštestven, “substantial”)
  • също (sǎšto, “also”)

References

  • същ in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • същ in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
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