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с- с. с С Kazakh Suffix kk suffix form Form of kk -іс after a vowel. Form of kk -ер after kk -ме negative suffix. Moksha Etymology Perhaps related to et -sse, liv -zõ [illative suffix], e.g., liv mōzõ. Suffix mdf suffix illative suffix mdf пряда/пряс (доверху) to the top (to the top [in Russian]) Derived terms mdf Mongolian Etymology 1 ᠊ᠰ -с Suffix nounf Forms the plural form of nouns. Etymology 2 ᠊ᠰᠤᠨ -с Suffix Forms nouns from nouns and verbs, sometimes with no apparent change of meaning. mn plural suffixes Russian ru:словоерс Alternative forms ru -съ ru-PRO Etymology A contracted form of ru су́дарь sir, ru суда́рыня ma'am. Typologically compare en 'm contraction of ma'am. Suffix ru suffix ru obsolete a Russian suffix that was formerly used to emphasize the speaker’s politeness or servility before a person of higher social status, created as an abbreviation of ru су́дарь/ru суда́рыня (sir, ma'am). ru да-с yes, milord (or milady) ru так-с yes, sir (or ma'am) ru слу́шаю-с at your service, milord (or milady) ru 1876 w:ru:Фёдор Достоевский<t:Fyodor Dostoevsky> w:ru:Кроткая s:ru:Глава 1, II. Брачное предложение Санкт-Петербург w:ru:Дневник писателя English translation from Ronald Meyer w:The Meek One 2010 Так заду́малась, так заду́малась, что я уже́ спроси́л бы́ло: «Ну что ж?» — и да́же не удержа́лся, с э́таким ши́ком спроси́л: «Ну что же-с?» — с словое́рсом. She was so deep in thought, so deep in thought that I was on the verge of asking, ‘Well, what is it going to be?’ – and I couldn’t even help myself from asking with a certain sense of chic: ‘Well, what is it going to be, Miss?’ – adding the ‘Miss’ for good measure. Usage notes The suffix can be attached to various parts of speech, usually at the end of a sentence, usually only once. In the pre-reform Russian it was spelled "-съ", see "ru словое́рс". The suffix was common in speech in the early and mid-19th century, but over the course of the late 19th century it went out of fashion, acquiring an undertone of servility, self-deprecation, and sometimes irony. By the 20th century, it was seen as an archaism, used either ironically or as a conscious marker of traditionalism in educated speech. In modern Russian, it's very rare, and is used for emphasis in a humorous, ironic, or sarcastic way. Related terms ru словое́рс ru abbreviations humorous terms terms of address