-сь

сь съ Belarusian Alternative forms be -ś łacinka Etymology be zle-ort сь, from be orv сь, from be sla-pro *sь. Compare pl -ś, ru,uk -сь. The Old East Slavic orv сей (whence uk цей, ru сейчас) does not appear to have survived in modern standard Belarusian, with the possible exception of the fixed phrase be сёй-той this and that. Pronunciation Suffix be suffix appended to relative/interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns; some- be -сьці -не́будзь Usage notes Unlike in Russian, be -сь does not act as a shorthand of the reflexive suffix be -ся when following a vowel. For instance, ru учу́сь I am studying would correspond to be вучу́ся in Belarusian, rather than be *вучу́сь. Generally less common than its derived counterpart be -сьці, and may now be considered only a colloquial variant. Derived terms be be -сьці Russian Pronunciation сь ru LL-Q7737 (rus)-Lvova--сь.wav Saint Petersburg Etymology 1 Suffix ru suffix contraction of ru -ся (reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and infinitives to make a reflexive, reciprocal, or intransitive verb) Usage notes After a vowel, ru -ся is usually contracted to ru -сь, except when attached to an adjectival participle: ru мы́ться to wash oneself, ru мо́ется [she] washes herself ru мыться мо́юсь [I] wash myself ru мывшийся мы́вшаяся having been washing herself. Etymology 2 ru sla-pro *sь this. ru сий, a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic. See also ru сей, the inherited independent form. Suffix ru suffix this, last found in a few, mostly obsolete or dialectal, terms referring to time ru лони́ year dialectal лони́сь last year dialectal ru вчера́ yesterday вчера́сь yesterday colloquial ru день дне- day днесь now obsolete ru ле́то year, summer ле́тось last year, last summer low colloquial Ukrainian Pronunciation сь uk LL-Q8798 (ukr)-Po ukraińsku (Andriana)--сь.wav Etymology 1 uk indefinite suffix :inh orv:си<ety:inh<sla-pro:*si#Etymology 2>> 2 1 Compare synonymous ru -то ultimately from sla-pro *tъ that, similar pl -ś. Particle uk particle undeclinable Appended to relative/interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns: some- uk десь uk якось uk яки́йсь uk коли́сь uk хтось uk куди́сь uk щось uk чийсь Etymology 2 uk some- :inh sla-pro:*sь<id:this> 1 uk sla-pro *sь this. uk цей, a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic. Cognates be,ru -сь. See also uk сей, the inherited independent form. Suffix uk suffix this, last found in a few, mostly obsolete or dialectal, terms referring to time uk день дне- day днесь now obsolete Derived terms uk References