есмъ

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *esmъ, verb form of *byti. Akin to Old Church Slavonic есмъ (esmŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛsmʊ/→/ˈjɛsmʊ/→/ˈjɛːsm/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈjɛsmʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈjɛsmʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈjɛːsm/

Verb

есмъ (jesmŭ)

  1. first-person plural present indicative of бꙑти (byti); (we) are

Descendants

  • Russian: есмы́ (jesmý) (archaic)
  • Ukrainian: єсьмо́ (jesʹmó) (archaic)
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