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See also: с-, с., с, and С

Moksha

Etymology

Perhaps related to Estonian -sse, Livonian -zõ ([illative suffix]), e.g., mōzõ.

Suffix

(-s)

  1. illative suffix
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      пряда/пряс (доверху)
      pŕada/pŕa s (doverhu)
      to the top (to the top [in Russian])

Derived terms


Mongolian

Etymology 1

Suffix

(-s) (Mongolian spelling (s))

  1. forms plural

Etymology 2

Suffix

(-s) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠤᠨ (sun))

  1. forms nouns from nouns and verbs, sometimes with no apparent change of meaning.

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

An abbreviated form of су́дарь (súdarʹ, sir), суда́рыня (sudárynja, ma'am).

Suffix

(-s)

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  1. (obsolete) sir (an honorific Russian suffix that was formerly used to emphasize the speaker’s politeness or servility before a person of higher social status).
    да-сda-syes, milord (or milady)
    так-сtak-syes, sir (or ma'am)
    слу́шаю-сslúšaju-sat your service, milord (or milady)

Usage notes

  • The suffix can be attached to various parts of speech, usually at the end of a sentence, usually only once.
  • The suffix was common in speech in the early and mid-19th century, but over the course of the late 19th century it went out of fashion, acquiring an undertone of servility, self-deprecation, and sometimes irony. By the 20th century, it was seen as an archaism, used either ironically or as a conscious marker of traditionalism in educated speech. In modern Russian, it's very rare, and is used for emphasis in a humorous, ironic, or sarcastic way.