Moksha

Suffix

-с • ‎(-s)

1. illative suffix
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, ISBN 978-5-91940-080-6

     пряда/пряс (доверху)‎

     prjada/prjas (doverxu)

     to the top (to the top [in Russian])

Derived terms

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Suffix

-с • ‎(-s) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠰ)

1. forms plural

Etymology 2

Suffix

-с • ‎(-s) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠰᠤᠨ)

1. forms nouns from nouns and verbs, sometimes with no apparent change of meaning.

Russian

Alternative forms

• -съ ‎(-s) (Pre-reform orthography)

Etymology

An abbreviated form of су́дарь ‎(súdarʹ, “sir”), суда́рыня ‎(sudárynja, “ma'am”).

Suffix

-с • ‎(-s)

1. (obsolete) sir (an honorific Russian suffix that was formerly used to emphasize the speaker’s politeness or servility before a person of higher social status).

   да-с‎ ― da-s ― yes, milord (or milady)

   так-с‎ ― tak-s ― yes, sir (or ma'am)

   слу́шаю-с‎ ― slúšaju-s ― at your service, milord (or milady)

Usage notes

• The suffix can be attached to various parts of speech, usually at the end of a sentence, usually only once.
• It's still used in modern Russian in a humorous, ironic or sarcastic way but it was also sometimes used so before the suffix has become obsolete.

Related terms

• словое́рс ‎(slovojérs)