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същ

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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същ (sǎšt)

  1. the same (exactly the same place, person, object or thing)
    еди́н и същedín i sǎštone and the same
    Това́ е съ́щият чове́к, ко́гото ви́дях вче́ра.Tová e sǎ́štijat čovék, kógoto vídjah včéra.This is the same person I saw yesterday.
  2. emphatic affirmation of the subject
    „Това́ Ива́н ли бе́ше?“ „Съ́щият.“
    „Tová Iván li béše?“ „Sǎ́štijat.“
    "Was that Ivan?" "It was."

Declension

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Declension of същ (no comparative)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite същ
sǎšt
съ́ща
sǎ́šta
съ́що
sǎ́što
съ́щи
sǎ́šti
definite
(subject form)
съ́щият
sǎ́štijat
съ́щата
sǎ́štata
съ́щото
sǎ́štoto
съ́щите
sǎ́štite
definite
(object form)
съ́щия
sǎ́štija

Derived terms

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References

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  • същ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010