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Bulgarian
Etymology
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
Adjective
същ • (sǎšt)
- the same
- еди́н и същ ― edín i sǎšt ― one and the same
- emphatic affirmation of the subject
„Това́ Ива́н ли бе́ше?“ „Съ́щият.“- „Tová Iván li béše?“ „Sǎ́štijat.“
- "Was that Ivan?" "It was."
Declension
Declension of същ (no comparative)
Derived terms
- същина (sǎština, “essence, substance”)
- същество (sǎštestvo, “essence, entity”)
- същност (sǎštnost, “essence, self”)
- същински (sǎštinski, “actual, essential”)
- съществен (sǎštestven, “substantial”)
- също (sǎšto, “also”)
References
- “същ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010