азъ

See also: язь and ꙗзъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⰰⰸⱏ (azŭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Cognate with Lithuanian aš, Sanskrit अहम् (aham), Ancient Greek ἐγώ (egṓ).

Pronoun

азъ • (azŭ)

1. I

Declension

Old Church Slavonic personal pronouns

Singular	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	азъ (azŭ)	тꙑ (ty)	—
Accusative	мѧ (mę)	тѧ (tę)	сѧ (sę)
Genitive	мене (mene)	тебе (tebe)	себе (sebe)
Locative	мьнѣ (mĭně)	тебѣ (tebě)	себѣ (sebě)
Dative	мьнѣ (mĭně), ми (mi)	тебѣ (tebě), ти (ti)	себѣ (sebě), си (si)
Instrumental	мъноѭ (mŭnojǫ)	тобоѭ (tobojǫ)	собоѭ (sobojǫ)
Possessive	мои (moi)	твои (tvoi)	свои (svoi)
Dual	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	вѣ (vě)	ва (va)	—
Accusative	на (na)	ва (va)	сѧ (sę)
Genitive	наю (naju)	ваю (vaju)	себе (sebe)
Locative	наю (naju)	ваю (vaju)	себѣ (sebě)
Dative	нама (nama), на (na)	вама (vama), ва (va)	себѣ (sebě), си (si)
Instrumental	нама (nama)	вама (vama)	собоѭ (sobojǫ)
Possessive	нашь (našĭ)	вашь (vašĭ)	свои (svoi)
Plural	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	мꙑ (my)	вꙑ (vy)	—
Accusative	нꙑ (ny)	вꙑ (vy)	сѧ (sę)
Genitive	насъ (nasŭ)	васъ (vasŭ)	себе (sebe)
Locative	насъ (nasŭ)	васъ (vasŭ)	себѣ (sebě)
Dative	намъ (namŭ), нꙑ (ny)	вамъ (vamŭ), вꙑ (vy)	себѣ (sebě), си (si)
Instrumental	нами (nami)	вами (vami)	собоѭ (sobojǫ)
Possessive	нашь (našĭ)	вашь (vašĭ)	свои (svoi)

Descendants

• Bulgarian: аз (az)
• → Russian: аз (az)