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See also: Си and Appendix:Variations of "si"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *si.

Pronoun

си • (si)

  1. (reflexive pronoun, clitic) the dative short form of the reflexive pronoun себе си (sebe si), part of reflexive verbs, denoting that the subject is simultaneously the indirect object; corresponds to (to/for) myself, (to/for) yourself, (to/for) himself, (to/for) herself, (to/for) itself, (to/for) ourselves, (to/for) yourselves, (to/for) themselves
    Купих си книга.
    Kupih si kniga.
    I bought myself a book.
    Тя си купи книга.
    Tja si kupi kniga.
    She bought herself a book.
    Мисля си.
    Mislja si.
    I think to myself.
    Казах си.
    Kazah si.
    I said to myself.
  2. (reciprocal, clitic) dative reciprocal pronoun, denoting that the agents perform the mutual actions among themselves; corresponds to (to/for) each other, (to/for) one another
    Говорим си.
    Govorim si.
    We are talking to each other.
    Трябва да си помагаме.
    Trjabva da si pomagame.
    We must help one another.
    Размениха си бързи погледи.
    Razmeniha si bǎrzi pogledi.
    They exchanged glances (with each other).
  3. (reflexive pronoun, clitic) reflexive pronoun, part of reflexive verbs, meaning that one does something for one's own enjoyment, it is usually not translated
    Ще си стоя тук и ще си чета.
    Šte si stoja tuk i šte si četa.
    I'll stay here and spend the time reading.
  4. (reflexive pronoun, possessive, clitic) the short form of the reflexive possessive pronoun свой (svoj), denoting that the object it modifies belongs to the subject of the sentence; corresponds to one's, my, his, her, its, our, your, their
    Аз говоря за баща си.
    Az govorja za bašta si.
    I'm talking about my father.
    Ти говориш за баща си.
    Ti govoriš za bašta si.
    You're talking about your father.
    Той говори за баща си.
    Toj govori za bašta si.
    He's talking about his (own) father.
    Той говори за баща му.
    Toj govori za bašta mu.
    He's talking about his (someone else's) father.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *esi.

Verb

си • (si)

  1. second-person singular present indicative of съм (sǎm)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *si.

Particle

си • (si)

  1. used with certain verbs of movement, meaning that the movement is directed towards one's home or towards the place one came from
    Върви си!
    Vǎrvi si!
    Go home!/Go away!/Go your way!/Go where you came from!
    Трябва да си тръгвам.
    Trjabva da si trǎgvam.
    I must go home now./I must be going now./It’s time I were moving.
    Тя си отиде.
    Tja si otide.
    She left./She went her way./She went home.
  2. used after indefinite pronouns and adverbs to intensify the indefiniteness
    нещо си ― nešto si ― something or other
    някой си ― njakoj si ― someone or other
    някъде си ― njakǎde si ― somewhere or other

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French si.

Noun

си • (si) n (indeclinable)

  1. (music) B (the seventh note in the C major scale)
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Evenki

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *si (“you, thou”). Compare Manchu ᠰᡳ (si), Even хи (hi), Udihe си (si).

Pronoun

си • (si)

  1. you (singular)

Ket

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *siG.

Noun

си (śī) n (plural сига)

  1. night

Komi-Zyrian

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *śi, from Proto-Uralic *säŋä. Cognates include Finnish sää (“thread”) and Hungarian sző (“to weave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi/, [ˈɕi]
  • Hyphenation: си

Noun

си • (śi)

  1. hair (in the general sense)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
More information singular, plural ...

Hyponyms

  • юрси (jurśi, “hair on the head”)

Derived terms

References

  • A. I. Podorova, editor (1948), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], Syktyvkar: Коми Государственное Издательство, page 175
  • L. M. Beznosikova; E. A. Ajbabina; R. I. Kosnyreva (2000), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 584
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Macedonian

Pronunciation

Verb

си • (si)

  1. second-person singular present indicative of сум (sum)

Noun

си • (si)

  1. (music) ti, B

Pronoun

си • (si)

  1. Short reflexive indirect object pronoun (all persons).
  2. (reflexive pronoun, clitic) the dative short form of the reflexive pronoun себе си, part of reflexive verbs, denoting that the subject is simultaneously the indirect object; corresponds to (to/for) myself, (to/for) yourself, (to/for) himself, (to/for) herself, (to/for) itself, (to/for) ourselves, (to/for) yourselves, (to/for) themselves
    Книга си купив. ― Kniga si kupiv. ― I bought myself a book.
    Таа си купи книга. ― Taa si kupi kniga. ― She bought herself a book.
    Јас си мислам. ― Jas si mislam. ― I think to myself.
    Јас си реков. ― Jas si rekov. ― I said to myself.
  3. (reciprocal pronoun, clitic) dative reciprocal pronoun, denoting that the agents perform the mutual actions among themselves; corresponds to (to/for) each other, (to/for) one another
    Ние си зборуваме. ― Nie si zboruvame. ― We are talking to each other.
  4. (reflexive pronoun, clitic) reflexive pronoun, part of reflexive verbs, meaning that one does something for one's own enjoyment, it is usually not translated
    Ќе си стојам тука и ќе си читам. ― Ḱe si stojam tuka i ḱe si čitam. ― I'll stay here and spend the time reading.

Particle

си • (si)

  1. used with certain verbs of movement, meaning that the movement is directed towards one's home or towards the place one came from
    Оди си (дома)! ― Odi si (doma)! ― Go home!/Go away!/Go your way!/Go where you came from!
    Треба да си тргнам. ― Treba da si trgnam. ― I must go home now./I must be going now./It’s time I were moving.
    Таа си отиде (дома). ― Taa si otide (doma). ― She left./She went her way./She went home.
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Moksha

Noun

си • (si)

  1. louse

Nanai

Pronoun

си (śi)

  1. you (singular)

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *si.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si/→/sʲi/→/sʲi/

Pronoun

си (si)

  1. dative of себе (sebe): to oneself

Declension

Declension of Old East Slavic personal pronouns
More information Singular, 1st person ...
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Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲi]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

си • (si) n inan (indeclinable)

  1. (music) B (musical note)
    си дие́з ― si dijéz/diéz ― B sharp
    си бемо́ль ― si bemólʹ ― B flat
  2. (music) ti (musical note)
  3. (English language) C, c (letter of the Latin alphabet)
    Synonym: цэ (cɛ)

See also

  • Previous: (musical note): ля (lja)
  • Next: (musical note): до (do)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

си ? (Latin spelling si)

  1. to oneself (clitic dative singular of се̏бе (“oneself”))
    1. to myself
    2. to yourself
    3. to himself
    4. to herself
    5. to itself
    6. to ourselves
    7. to yourselves
    8. to themselves

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
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Tundra Nenets

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *kiə.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲi]
  • Hyphenation: си

Noun

си • (syi)

  1. gap, hole, opening

Declension

More information singular, dual ...

References

  • Pyrerka, A. P.; Tereščenko, N. M. (1948), Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 173
  • N. M. Tereschenko (1965), “си”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия
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Udihe

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *si (“you, thou”). Compare Evenki си (si), Manchu ᠰᡳ (si).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

си (si)

  1. second-person singular, nominative case: you, thou

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