сый

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *sij, inherited from Proto-Uralic *säje (“pus, rotting; discharge pus, rot”). Cognates include Kildin Sami сӣйй (sījj), Eastern Mari шӱй (šüj), Hungarian ev.

Noun

сый • (sij)

1. pus

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “сый”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #877 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	سي
Cyrillic	сый
Latin	syi
Yañalif	sьi

Noun

сый • (syi)

1. present, gift
2. award, prize
3. respect, homage

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sɨjŋ, Compare to Southern Altai сый (sïy), Kazakh сый (syi), etc.

Noun

сый • (sıy) (Arabic spelling سىي)

1. gift, present

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sɨjŋ, Compare to Kazakh сый (syi), etc.

Noun

сый • (sïy)

1. gift

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “сый”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Ter Sami

Alternative versions

• sïj (Latin orthography)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sij, from Proto-Uralic *sej.

Related to Finnish hyö and Erzya сынь (siń). Compare Skolt Sami sij, Kildin Sami сыйй (syjj) and Northern Sami sii.

Pronoun

сый

1. they

Inflection

Inflection of сый (irregular)
Nominative	сонн	сый
Genetive	соны	сины
Accusative	соны	сины
Essive	сонэн	синэн
Inessive-Elative	сост	сист
Dative-Ilative	сонни	сийи
Abessive	сонта	сийта
Comitative	соннин	сингуйм

See also

Ter Sami personal pronouns
	singular	plural
1st person	мунн	мый
2nd person	тонн	тый
3rd person	сонн	сый

Further reading

• S. N. Tereshkin (2002) Йоканьгский диалект саамского языка [Ter dialect of the Sámi language], Российский государственный педагогический Университет имени А.И. Герцена, page 110