-ś
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Proto-Slavic *sь.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ś
- attached to pronouns with an undefinite meaning; some-
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Polish -ś, from Proto-Slavic *si. Cognate with Kashubian -s, Slovincian -sz.
Particle edit
-ś
- appended to relative/interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns; some-
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Suffix edit
-ś (feminine -sia)
Etymology 3 edit
Derived from Old Polish jeś, from Proto-Slavic *esi.
Suffix edit
-ś
- second-person singular verb suffix
Usage notes edit
- In colloquial usage, this suffix may be detached from the verb (leaving the verb in a third-person form), and instead attached to an adverbial, predicative or other word. The verb may be even omitted altogether; in that case, it is implied to be być (“to be”).
See also edit
Silesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish -ś.
Suffix edit
-ś
- attached to pronouns with an undefinite meaning; some-