suh
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English
Noun
suh
- Pronunciation spelling of sir.
- 1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company , →OCLC:
- "Good-mawnin', suh," he said, lifting his cap politely.
- Pronunciation spelling of sup, which itself is the procopic form of wassup
Usage notes
- Usually to suggest the speech of African-American slaves.
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Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *suxъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sȗh (definite sȗhī, comparative sȕšī, Cyrillic spelling су̑х) (Croatia)
Declension
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suh | suha | suho | |
| genitive | suha | suhe | suha | |
| dative | suhu | suhoj | suhu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
suh suha |
suhu | suho |
| vocative | suh | suha | suho | |
| locative | suhu | suhoj | suhu | |
| instrumental | suhim | suhom | suhim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | suhi | suhe | suha | |
| genitive | suhih | suhih | suhih | |
| dative | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | |
| accusative | suhe | suhe | suha | |
| vocative | suhi | suhe | suha | |
| locative | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | |
| instrumental | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suhi | suha | suho | |
| genitive | suhog(a) | suhe | suhog(a) | |
| dative | suhom(u/e) | suhoj | suhom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
suhi suhog(a) |
suhu | suho |
| vocative | suhi | suha | suho | |
| locative | suhom(e/u) | suhoj | suhom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | suhim | suhom | suhim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | suhi | suhe | suha | |
| genitive | suhih | suhih | suhih | |
| dative | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | |
| accusative | suhe | suhe | suha | |
| vocative | suhi | suhe | suha | |
| locative | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | |
| instrumental | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | suhim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suši | suša | suše | |
| genitive | sušeg(a) | suše | sušeg(a) | |
| dative | sušem(u) | sušoj | sušem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
suši sušeg(a) |
sušu | suše |
| vocative | suši | suša | suše | |
| locative | sušem(u) | sušoj | sušem(u) | |
| instrumental | sušim | sušom | sušim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | suši | suše | suša | |
| genitive | suših | suših | suših | |
| dative | sušim(a) | sušim(a) | sušim(a) | |
| accusative | suše | suše | suša | |
| vocative | suši | suše | suša | |
| locative | sušim(a) | sušim(a) | sušim(a) | |
| instrumental | sušim(a) | sušim(a) | sušim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najsuši | najsuša | najsuše | |
| genitive | najsušeg(a) | najsuše | najsušeg(a) | |
| dative | najsušem(u) | najsušoj | najsušem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najsuši najsušeg(a) |
najsušu | najsuše |
| vocative | najsuši | najsuša | najsuše | |
| locative | najsušem(u) | najsušoj | najsušem(u) | |
| instrumental | najsušim | najsušom | najsušim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najsuši | najsuše | najsuša | |
| genitive | najsuših | najsuših | najsuših | |
| dative | najsušim(a) | najsušim(a) | najsušim(a) | |
| accusative | najsuše | najsuše | najsuša | |
| vocative | najsuši | najsuše | najsuša | |
| locative | najsušim(a) | najsušim(a) | najsušim(a) | |
| instrumental | najsušim(a) | najsušim(a) | najsušim(a) | |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *suxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *saušás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sowsos, from *h₂sews-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sȗh (comparative bȍlj sȗh, superlative nȁjbolj sȗh)
- dry (free from liquid or moisture)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | súh | súha | súho |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | súh ind súhi def |
súha | súho |
| genitive | súhega | súhe | súhega |
| dative | súhemu | súhi | súhemu |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
súho | súho |
| locative | súhem | súhi | súhem |
| instrumental | súhim | súho | súhim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | súha | súhi | súhi |
| genitive | súhih | súhih | súhih |
| dative | súhima | súhima | súhima |
| accusative | súha | súhi | súhi |
| locative | súhih | súhih | súhih |
| instrumental | súhima | súhima | súhima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | súhi | súhe | súha |
| genitive | súhih | súhih | súhih |
| dative | súhim | súhim | súhim |
| accusative | súhe | súhe | súha |
| locative | súhih | súhih | súhih |
| instrumental | súhimi | súhimi | súhimi |
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “suh”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran