-евш
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *-ěvъšь with e-kavian pronunciation of earlier -ě-, past active participle ending of ě- and ě/i-conj. verbs.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-евш • (-evš)
- (dated, obsolete) Deverbal from ě-conj. verbs expressing a resultant or a quality induced by a past activity:
- (dated, obsolete) Deverbal from ě/i-conj. verbs expressing a resultant or a quality induced by a past activity:
- потърпя́ (potǎrpjá, “to endure”) → потърпе́вш (potǎrpévš, “sufferer”)
- летя́ (letjá, “to fly”) → летя́вш (letjávš, “formerly flying”) (obsolete)
Usage notes edit
In Modern Bulgarian, the derivatives constructed with this suffix are interpreted as normal adjectives. The past active participle construction has been lost.
Alternative forms edit
- -явш (-javš) — with ja-kavian pronunciation of earlier -ě-
- -ев (-ev), -яв (-jav) — regular, without emphatic -ш
Related terms edit
References edit
- St. Stoyanov (1983) “Прилагателни имена от причастия”, in Граматика на съвременния български книжовен език, volume 2, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 150