-вши

Ukrainian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-wṓs
Proto-Slavic *-vъ
Ukrainian -вши

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-vъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-wṓs. Cognate with Lithuanian -us (Etymology 4) via Proto-Slavic *-vъšь, past active participle ending. Compare Russian -вши (-vši), see also Polish -wszy.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ ʍʃɪ]

    Suffix

    -вши • (-všy)

    1. Deverbal, forming past active participles
      бути (buty, “to be”) → бувши (buvšy, “having been”)

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