-с

See also: с-, с., с, and С

Moksha

Etymology

Perhaps related to Estonian -sse, Livonian -zõ (“[illative suffix]”), e.g., mōzõ.

Suffix

-с • (-s)

  1. illative suffix
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      пряда/пряс (доверху)
      prjada/prjas (doverxu)
      to the top (to the top [in Russian])

Derived terms

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Mongolian

Etymology 1

Suffix

-с • (-s) (Mongolian spelling ᠰ (s))

  1. forms plural

Etymology 2

Suffix

-с • (-s) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠤᠨ (sun))

  1. forms nouns from nouns and verbs, sometimes with no apparent change of meaning.

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

An abbreviated form of су́дарь (súdarʹ, “sir”), суда́рыня (sudárynja, “ma'am”).

Suffix

-с • (-s)

  1. (obsolete) sir (an honorific Russian suffix that was formerly used to emphasize the speaker’s politeness or servility before a person of higher social status).
    да-с ― da-s ― yes, milord (or milady)
    так-с ― tak-s ― yes, sir (or ma'am)
    слу́шаю-с ― slúšaju-s ― at your service, milord (or milady)

Usage notes

  • The suffix can be attached to various parts of speech, usually at the end of a sentence, usually only once.
  • It's still used in modern Russian in a humorous, ironic or sarcastic way but it was also sometimes used so before the suffix had become obsolete.
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