-ś
//ɕ//
Polishparticlesuffix
Definitions
- 1.appended to relative/interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns; some-
- 2.forms diminutives, particularly of names
Jan + -ś → Jaś
Krzysztof + -ś → Krzyś
Adam + -ś → Adaś
- 3.second-person singular verb suffix
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ís Proto-Indo-European *ḱís Proto-Balto-Slavic *śis Proto-Slavic *sьder. Old Polish -ś Polish -ś Inherited from Old Polish -ś. Cognate with Kashubian -s, Slovincian -sz.