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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