еси

See also: Appendix:Variations of "esi"

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

• ѥси (jesi) (year 1180±20)
• єси (esi) (year 1380±20)
• ѥсѣ (jesě) (year 1385±15)
• ѥсь (jesĭ) (year 1370±30)

Etymology

First attested as еси (esi) in year 1063±13. From Proto-Slavic *esi.

Verb

еси • (esi)

1. second-person singular present of бꙑти (byti)

Further reading

• Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎^[15] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 715
• “letter no. 915”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎^[16][17] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
• “letter no. 909”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎^[18][19] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
• “letter no. 109”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎^[20][21] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *esi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(j)ɪˈsʲi]

Verb

еси́ • (jesí)

1. (obsolete) second-person singular present indicative imperfective of быть (bytʹ); (you) are, (thou) art