цей

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Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older оце́й (océj), which is from Old East Slavic ото (oto) + older сей (sej) from Proto-Slavic *sь (this). Compare Russian сей (sej), which is derived from *sь.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • Hyphenation: цей

Determiner

цей (cej)

  1. this
    Ця люди́на зна́є про те́бе все.Cja ljudýna znáje pro tébe vse.This person knows everything about you.

Declension

Declension of цей
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative цей
cej
це, це́є1
ce, céje1
ця, ця́я1
cja, cjája1
ці, ці́ї1
ci, cíji1
genitive цього́, цьо́го2
cʹohó, cʹóho2
ціє́ї, це́ї3, ці́ї3
cijéji, céji3, cíji3
цих
cyx
dative цьому́
cʹomú
цій
cij
цим
cym
accusative animate цього́, цьо́го2
cʹohó, cʹóho2
це, це́є1
ce, céje1
цю, цю́ю1
cju, cjúju1
цих
cyx
inanimate цей
cej
ці, ці́ї1
ci, cíji1
instrumental цим
cym
ціє́ю, це́ю3, ці́ю3
cijéju, céju3, cíju3
ци́ми
cýmy
locative цьому́, цьо́му2, цім
cʹomú, cʹómu2, cim
цій
cij
цих
cyx
vocative цей
cej
це, це́є1
ce, céje1
ця, ця́я1
cja, cjája1
ці, ці́ї1
ci, cíji1

1Archaic.
2After a preposition.
3Dated or dialectal.

Derived terms

  • цейво́ (cejvó) (a thingy, a whatchamacallit, something a speaker does not understand)

See also

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