същ

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [sɤʃt]

Adjective

същ • (sǎšt)

  1. the same
    еди́н и същ ― edín i sǎšt ― one and the same
  2. emphatic affirmation of the subject
    „Това́ Ива́н ли бе́ше?“ „Съ́щият.“
    „Tová Iván li béše?“ „Sǎ́štijat.“
    "Was that Ivan?" "It was."

Declension

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

  • съществен (sǎštestven, “substantial”)
  • същество (sǎštestvo, “essence, entity”)
  • същина (sǎština, “essence, substance”)
  • същински (sǎštinski, “actual, essential”)
  • същност (sǎštnost, “essence, self”)
  • също (sǎšto, “also”)

References

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