-ś

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

Old Polish

Etymology

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 undefinite meaning; some-

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ś

Descendants

• Polish: -ś
• Silesian: -ś

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕ/

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• Syllabification: ś

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish -ś, from Proto-Slavic *si. 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

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

Inherited from Old Polish -ś.

Suffix

-ś

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

Derived terms

Silesian terms suffixed with -ś