есмъ

See also: есмь

Old Church Slavonic

Verb

есмъ • (esmŭ)

1. alternative spelling of ѥсмъ (jesmŭ)

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *esmъ, verb form of *byti. Akin to Old Church Slavonic есмъ (esmŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛsmʊ/→/ˈjɛsmʊ/→/ˈjɛːsm/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛsmʊ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛsmʊ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːsm/

Verb

есмъ (jesmŭ)

1. first-person plural present indicative of бꙑти (byti); (we) are

Descendants

• Russian: есмы́ (jesmý) (archaic)
• Ukrainian: єсьмо́ (jesʹmó) (archaic)