Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sujь (futile).

Prefix

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суе- (sue-)

  1. futile, useless
    глас (glas, voice)суегла́сие (sueglásie, idle talk)
  2. superficial
    вя́ра (vjára, faith)суеве́рие (suevérie, superstition)

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic соуѥ- (suje-), calque of Ancient Greek ματαιο- (mataio-). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sujь (futile).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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су́е- (súje-)

  1. futile, useless
  2. superficial

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