-ś

See also: ś, ś-, and Appendix:Variations of "s"

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ís

Proto-Indo-European *ḱís

Proto-Balto-Slavic *śís

Proto-Slavic *sьder.

Old Polish -ś

Derived from Proto-Slavic *sь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɕ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɕ/

Suffix

-ś

1. attached to pronouns with an indefinite meaning; some-

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ś

coś

ktoś

kuś

Descendants

• Polish: -ś
• Silesian: -ś

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɕ
• Syllabification: -ś

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ís

Proto-Indo-European *ḱís

Proto-Balto-Slavic *śís

Proto-Slavic *sьder.

Old Polish -ś

Polish -ś

Inherited from Old Polish -ś. Cognate with Kashubian -s, Slovincian -sz.

Particle

-ś

1. appended to relative/interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns; some-

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ś

aboś

abyś

Antoś

baraś

bęś

boś

byś

coś

cożeś

czemuś

Gabryś

gdybyś

głuptaś

homoś

Jędryś

knyś

koleś

Kryś

ktoś

kuś

obyś

patyś

Staś

tyś

Węcłaś

Zdrowaś Maryjo

żebyś

żeś

See also

• -kolwiek
• ni-

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-ś (feminine -sia)

1. forms diminutives, particularly of names

   Alternative form: -iś

   ‎Jan + ‎-ś → ‎Jaś

   ‎Krzysztof + ‎-ś → ‎Krzyś

   ‎Adam + ‎-ś → ‎Adaś

Etymology 3

Derived from Old Polish jeś, from Proto-Slavic *esi.

Suffix

-ś

1. second-person singular verb suffix

Usage notes

• In colloquial usage, this suffix may be detached from the verb (leaving the verb in a third-person form), and instead attached to an adverbial, predicative or other word. The verb may be even omitted altogether; in that case, it is implied to be być (“to be”).

See also

• -m, -śmy, -ście

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ís

Proto-Indo-European *ḱís

Proto-Balto-Slavic *śís

Proto-Slavic *sьder.

Old Polish -ś

Silesian -ś

Inherited from Old Polish -ś.

Suffix

-ś

1. attached to pronouns with an indefinite meaning; some-

Derived terms

Silesian terms suffixed with -ś

ftoś

jakiś

jakoś

kedyś