той

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See also: тој and -той

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas, from Proto-Indo-European *só, *séh₂, *tód (this, that). Nominative form from the combination of Proto-Slavic *tъ and Proto-Slavic *i. Cognates include Lithuanian and Latvian tas, ta, Sanskrit (), and Old English se (English the).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

той (toj)

  1. that, those
  2. the one
  3. the other

Declension

References

  • Ф. М. Янкоўскі. Гісторыя беларускай мовы: гістарычная граматыка. Мінск: Вышэйшая школа, 2019. Page 157

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъ.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

той (tojm (personal)

  1. he; the masculine third-person singular pronoun in the nominative case, used as the subject of a verb.
    Той ми е баща
    Toj mi e bašta
    He is my father.
    Той мина през онази врата.
    Toj mina prez onazi vrata.
    He went through that door.
  2. it; when the grammatical gender of the object/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine.
    Мусала е най-високият връх в България. Той е висок 2925 метра.
    Musala e naj-visokijat vrǎh v Bǎlgarija. Toj e visok 2925 metra.
    Musala is the highest peak in Bulgaria. It is 2,925 metres high.

Eastern Mari

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toj/
  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Hyphenation: той

Adjective

той (toj) (comparative тойрак)

  1. bronze, copper, reddish-yellow

Noun

той (toj)

  1. brass
  2. bronze

Declension

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References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “той”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic توي
Cyrillic той
Latin toi
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Etymology

From Common Turkic *toy (feast, banquet).

Noun

той (toi)

  1. feast, festival

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Komi-Permyak

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *töj, from Proto-Uralic *täje.

Noun

той (toj)

  1. louse

Kumyk

Noun

той (toy)

  1. wedding

Declension

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Common Turkic *toy (feast).

Pronunciation

Noun

той (toy) (Arabic spelling توي)

  1. feast, banquet

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

Determiner

той (tojf sg (demonstrative)

  1. feminine genitive/dative/instrumental/prepositional singular of тот (tot)

Pronoun

той (tojf sg (demonstrative)

  1. feminine genitive/dative/instrumental/prepositional singular of тот (tot)

Southern Altai

Etymology 1

From Common Turkic *toy (feast, banquet). Cognate with Old Uyghur (toj, feast, banquet), Crimean Tatar toy (wedding), Kumyk той (toy), Kazakh той (toi), Nogai той (toy, wedding), Kyrgyz той (toy), Uzbek toʻy, Khakas той (toy), Turkish toy, Turkmen toý (feast, banquet), etc.

Noun

той (toy)

  1. feast, wedding

Etymology 2

Relate to Kyrgyz той- (toy-), etc.

Verb

той (toy)

  1. to full

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas, from Proto-Indo-European *só, *séh₂, *tód (this, that).

Pronunciation

Determiner

той (toj)

  1. that

Declension

See also

References