Bulgarian

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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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."

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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