Old East Slavic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sánti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sonti, verb form of *h₁ésti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsõtɪ//ˈsutʲɪ//ˈsutʲ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈsõtɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈsutʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈsutʲ/

Verb

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сѫть (sǫtĭ)

  1. third-person plural present indicative of бꙑти (byti); (they) are

Descendants

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  • Russian: суть (sutʹ)
  • Ukrainian: суть (sutʹ)