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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic соуть (sutĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sǫtь.
Pronunciation
Noun
суть • (sutʹ) f inan (genitive су́ти, nominative plural су́ти, genitive plural су́тей)
- essence, core, gist, main point
- Synonyms: су́щность (súščnostʹ), существо́ (suščestvó), сермяга (sermjaga)
1956, Boris Pasternak, “Во всём мне хочется дойти ...”, in Когда разгуляется [When the Weather Clears], published 1960:
Declension
Verb
суть • (sutʹ)
- (literary) third-person plural present indicative imperfective of быть (bytʹ); (they) are
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic соуть (sutĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sǫtь.
Pronunciation
Noun
суть • (sutʹ) f inan (genitive су́ті, uncountable)
- (uncountable) essence, core, gist, main point
Declension
Declension of суть (inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
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singular
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nominative
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суть sutʹ
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genitive
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су́ті súti
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dative
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су́ті súti
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accusative
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суть sutʹ
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instrumental
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су́ттю súttju
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locative
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су́ті súti
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vocative
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су́те súte
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Derived terms
Verb
суть • (sutʹ)
- (archaic) third-person plural present indicative imperfective of бу́ти (búty); (they) are
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “суть”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 485
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “суть”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka