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.

Pronunciation

Noun

сый • (sïj)

  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

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, prize

References

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

Ter Sami

Alternative forms

  • sïj (Latin orthography)

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

Pronoun

сый (sïj)

  1. they

Inflection

Inflection of сый (irregular)
Nominative сонн (sonn) сый (sïj)
Genetive соны (sonï) сины (sinï)
Accusative соны (sonï) сины (sinï)
Essive сонэн (sonen) синэн (sinen)
Inessive-Elative сост (sost) сист (sist)
Dative-Ilative сонни (sonni) сийи (siji)
Abessive сонта (sontâ) сийта (sijtâ)
Comitative соннин (sonnin) сингуйм (singujm)

See also

Ter Sami personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person мунн (munn) мый (mïj)
2nd person тонн (tonn) тый (tïj)
3rd person сонн (sonn) сый (sïj)

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