Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Adjective edit

същ (sǎšt)

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

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References edit

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