с

• IPA^(key): /sɤ/

с • (s) (lower case, upper case С)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is съ /sɤ/ and it has the sound of English s. It is preceded by Р and followed by Т.

• (before vowels and voiceless consonants) IPA^(key): /s/
• (before voiced consonants) IPA^(key): /z/

• със (sǎs)

с • (s)

1. in the company of, alongside, with, and

   Той отиде с приятелите си. ― Toj otide s prijatelite si. ― He went with his friends.

   мляко с кафе ― mljako s kafe ― milk with coffee

   ние с тебе ― nie s tebe ― you and I

   хляб с масло ― hljab s maslo ― bread and butter

2. used to indicate interaction, with

   смесвам се с тълпата ― smesvam se s tǎlpata ― to mingle with the crowd

3. used to show the instrument of the action, with, by, by means of

   режа с нож ― reža s nož ― to cut with a knife

   пътувам с кола/автобус/влак ― pǎtuvam s kola/avtobus/vlak ― to travel by car/bus/train

4. used to indicate the material used, in

   пиша с мастило ― piša s mastilo ― to write in ink

   работя с метали ― rabotja s metali ― to work in metals

   търгувам с жито ― tǎrguvam s žito ― to deal in wheat

5. used to show how or in what way something is done, with, by

   Той говореше за дъщеря си с голяма гордост. ― Toj govoreše za dǎšterja si s goljama gordost. ― He spoke about his daughter with great pride.

   слушам с внимание ― slušam s vnimanie ― to listen with attention

   стоя с ръце в джобовете ― stoja s rǎce v džobovete ― to stand with one's hands in one's pockets

   с всичка сила ― s vsička sila ― with all one's might

   с главата напред ― s glavata napred ― head foremost

   с глас ― s glas ― aloud

   с глух глас ― s gluh glas ― in a toneless voice

   с един удар ― s edin udar ― at one blow

   с една дума ― s edna duma ― in a word

   с цената на ― s cenata na ― at the cost of

   със сила ― sǎs sila ― by force

   улучвам с първия изстрел ― ulučvam s pǎrvija izstrel ― to hit at the first shot

6. because of something and as it happens, with

   Сенките се издължиха с наближаването на залеза. ― Senkite se izdǎlžiha s nabližavaneto na zaleza. ― The shadows lengthened with the approach of sunset.

   Умението идва с практика. ― Umenieto idva s praktika. ― Skill comes with practice.

7. used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence, with

   Книгата падна на пода с голям трясък. ― Knigata padna na poda s goljam trjasǎk. ― The book fell to the floor with a loud bang.

   С влизането попита стопанина дали може да пренощува. ― S vlizaneto popita stopanina dali može da prenoštuva. ― Immediately after he entered he asked the landlord if he could spend the night there.

8. used to indicate according to what something develops or changes, with, over

   Налягането се мени с дълбочината. ― Naljaganeto se meni s dǎlbočinata. ― The pressure varies with the depth.

   Здравето ѝ трябва да се подобри с времето. ― Zdraveto ì trjabva da se podobri s vremeto. ― Her health should improve with time.

   Тя се промени много с годините. ― Tja se promeni mnogo s godinite. ― She has changed a lot over the years.

9. having a particular characteristic, possession, etc., with, of

   момче със зелени очи ― momče sǎs zeleni oči ― a boy with green eyes

   яке с качулка ― jake s kačulka ― a jacket with a hood

   човек с куфар ― čovek s kufar ― a man with a suitcase

   човек с голям опит ― čovek s goljam opit ― a man of great experience

   човек с весел нрав ― čovek s vesel nrav ― a man of a cheerful disposition

   човек с вид на чужденец ― čovek s vid na čuždenec ― a man of foreign appearance

10. used to indicate the specific thing or person that is being referred to, with

    Моля те, внимавай с тези кутии. ― Molja te, vnimavaj s tezi kutii. ― Please be careful with those boxes.

    Те са в приятелски отношения със съседите си. ― Te sa v prijatelski otnošenija sǎs sǎsedite si. ― They are on friendly terms with their neighbors.

    Не съм много добре с компютрите. ― Ne sǎm mnogo dobre s kompjutrite. ― I'm not very good with computers.

11. used to say that someone or something is the object of attention, behavior, or a feeling, with, to, towards, of

    гордея се с някого ― gordeja se s njakogo ― to be proud of someone

    подигравам се с някого ― podigravam se s njakogo ― to make fun of someone

    Какво стана с приятеля ти? ― Kakvo stana s prijatelja ti? ― What happened with your friend?

    любезен/груб с някого ― ljubezen/grub s njakogo ― polite/rude to/towards someone

12. in the performance, condition, behavior, or quality of something/someone, with

    Какъв е проблемът с колата ти? ― Kakǎv e problemǎt s kolata ti? ― What's the problem with your car?

    Лекарите се опитват да разберат какво не е наред с него. ― Lekarite se opitvat da razberat kakvo ne e nared s nego. ― The doctors are trying to figure out what is wrong with him.

13. used in exclamations consisting of a repeated noun phrase and expressing blame, indignation, dissatisfaction, etc.

    Глупак с глупак! ― Glupak s glupak! ― You silly fool!

    Глупака му с глупак! ― Glupaka mu s glupak! ― The silly fool!

14. used to indicate the thing or person that replaces something/someone, for, by, with

    заменям A с B ― zamenjam A s B ― to replace A by B

    Бих искал да заменя този пуловер с по-малък. ― Bih iskal da zamenja tozi pulover s po-malǎk. ― I'd like to exchange this sweater for a smaller one.

    Замених старото килимче с ново. ― Zamenih staroto kilimče s novo. ― I replaced the old rug with a new one.

15. used to indicate a large amount of something (most commonly time), for, in

    Чаках те с часове в дъжда. ― Čakah te s časove v dǎžda. ― I waited for you for hours in the rain.

    Не съм го виждал с години. ― Ne sǎm go viždal s godini. ― I haven't seen him in years.

    Хора с хиляди се тълпяха да я видят. ― Hora s hiljadi se tǎlpjaha da ja vidjat. ― People flocked in their thousands to see her.

16. used when comparing to indicate the difference in quantity, age, etc., by, with

    с един метър по-дълъг ― s edin metǎr po-dǎlǎg ― longer by one metre/a metre longer

    с няколко години по-млад ― s njakolko godini po-mlad ― a few years younger

    Закъснях с 10 минути. ― Zakǎsnjah s 10 minuti. ― I was 10 minutes late/too late by ten minutes.

    с един ден по-рано ― s edin den po-rano ― a day early/too soon

    в сравнение с ― v sravnenie s ― in comparison with/compared with

17. used to indicate connection, joining, with, to

    Полицията не можаха да я свържат с престъплението. ― Policijata ne možaha da ja svǎržat s prestǎplenieto. ― Police were unable to connect her with/to the crime.

    свързвам се с някого ― svǎrzvam se s njakogo ― to get in touch with someone

18. used to indicate separation from someone/something, with

    Тя се раздели с приятелите си заради инцидента. ― Tja se razdeli s prijatelite si zaradi incidenta. ― She broke ties with her friends because of the incident.

19. in opposition to somebody/something, with, against

    боря се с бедността ― borja se s bednostta ― to struggle against poverty

    бия се с някого ― bija se s njakogo ― to fight with somebody

    играя футбол с някого ― igraja futbol s njakogo ― to play football with somebody

    Скарахме се със съседите заради височината на оградата. ― Skarahme se sǎs sǎsedite zaradi visočinata na ogradata. ― We had a disagreement with our neighbors over the height of the new fence.

20. used to say that something fills something, covers something, etc., with, of, by

    Гаражът е пълен с боклуци. ― Garažǎt e pǎlen s bokluci. ― The garage is filled with junk.

    бутилка, пълна с мляко ― butilka, pǎlna s mljako ― a bottle full of milk

    ваза с цветя ― vaza s cvetja ― a vase of flowers

    Стената цялата е покрита с графити. ― Stenata cjalata e pokrita s grafiti. ― The wall is completely covered with graffiti.

    Езерото е заобиколено с дървета. ― Ezeroto e zaobikoleno s dǎrveta. ― The lake is surrounded with/by trees.

21. used in wishes, greetings, salutations, parting phrases, etc.

    Със здраве! ― Sǎs zdrave! ― So long!

    с най-добри пожелания ― s naj-dobri poželanija ― (with) best wishes

    с поздрав ― s pozdrav ― best regards

    с уважение ― s uvaženie ― respectfully yours

    сбогом ― sbogom ― goodbye

In writing, със is used in front of words starting with с or з and с is used elsewhere. In speech, с and със are used interchangeably. In writing and in speech, със is also used as a stressed form of с, even before words not beginning with с or з, as in

In verse, със can also be used in front of words not starting with с or з in order to maintain the syllable structure of the line.

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /s~ʃ/

с • (s) (upper case С)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Ossetian alphabet

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Ӕ ӕ (Æ æ), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Гъ гъ (Ǧ ǧ), Д д (D d), Дж дж (Ǵ ǵ), Дз дз (Ʒ ʒ), Е е (E e), З з (Z z), И и (I i), Й й (J j), К к (K k), Къ къ (K’ k’), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), О о (O o), П п (P p), Пъ пъ (P’ p’), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), Тъ тъ (Tʺ t’), У у (U u), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Хъ хъ (Q q), Ц ц (C c), Цъ цъ (C’ c’), Ч ч (Ḱ ḱ), Чъ чъ (Ḱ’ ḱ’), Ы ы (Y y)

• IPA^(key): [s]

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с • (s) (lower case, upper case С)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is эс (es) and it has the sound of English s. It is preceded by Р (R) and followed by Т (T).

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.

• съ (s) (Pre-reform orthography (1918))
• со (so) (before words beginning with certain awkward consonant clusters such as мн (mn), вс (vs), and сн (sn))

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с • (s)

1. with (+ instrumental)

   с (мои́м) бра́том ― s (moím) brátom ― with (my) brother

   с (мое́й) сестро́й ― s (mojéj) sestrój ― with (my) sister

   со все́ми ― so vsémi ― with everybody

   со мной ― so mnoj ― with me

   с тобо́й ― s tobój ― with you

2. from, off, from off, from below (with abstract nouns; nouns entailing a flat, open area; and special exceptions; + genitive)

   с по́чты ― s póčty ― from the post office

   с по́ля ― s pólja ― from the field

   с рабо́ты ― s rabóty ― from work

   со стола́ ― so stolá ― off the table

   сдёрнуть ска́терть со стола́ ― sdjórnutʹ skátertʹ so stolá ― to pull the cloth off the table

   с нача́ла до конца́ ― s načála do koncá ― from beginning to end

3. because of, since (expressing a cause of motivation; + genitive)

   с испу́га ― s ispúga ― due to being frightened

4. for, about (indicating indefinite time or number) (+ accusative)
5. from (indicating a duration of time; + genitive)

   Ремо́нт гла́вного зда́ния бу́дет проводи́ться с два́дцать пя́того января́ по седьмо́е февраля́

   Remónt glávnovo zdánija búdet provodítʹsja s dvádcatʹ pjátovo janvarjá po sedʹmóje fevraljá

   The renovation of the main building will be conducted from January 25th to February 7th.

6. with (in certain time expressions; + instrumental)

   с ка́ждым го́дом ― s káždym gódom ― from year to year, year by year, year after year (literally, “with each year”)

• When indicating a duration of time, the normal expression is either (с (s) + genitive по (po) + accusative) or (с (s) + genitive до (do) + genitive).
• A noun phrase with the preposition с (s) or со (so) and an abstract noun declined with the instrumental case can show adverb-like qualities. The most notable ones are below:
  • с внима́нием (s vnimánijem)
  • с трудо́м (s trudóm)
  • со скри́пом (so skrípom)
  • с удово́льствием (s udovólʹstvijem)
  • совсе́м (sovsém)

• лицо́м к лицу́ с (licóm k licú s)

Abbreviation of санти- (santi-).

• IPA^(key): [sənʲtʲɪ] (phonetic respelling: санти-)

с • (s)

1. centi- (0.01)

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /s/

с (Latin spelling s)

1. The 21st letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet, preceded by р and followed by т.

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.

• (see usage notes) са

• IPA^(key): /s/

с (Latin spelling s)

1. (with instrumental) with, together with, along with

   радити с неким — to work with somebody

   свађати се с неким — to quarrel with somebody

   ратовати с неким — to wage war with somebody

   д(ј)евојка с плавом косом — a girl with blonde hair

   с годинама долази мудрост — with age comes wisdom

   с љубављу — with love

2. (with instrumental) miscellaneous prepositional senses in various phrases

   шта/што је с тобом? — what's wrong with you?

   с временом — in time

   поздравити се с неким — to greet somebody

3. (with genitive) from, off

   пао сам са стабла — I fell from the tree

   с друге стране — on the other side

   са запада — from the west

   с леђа — from the back

   проматрати с прозора — to observe from the window

   људи с планине — people from the mountain

4. (with genitive) because of (= из, збо̏г)

   с тог разлога — because of that reason

с takes the alternative form са in the following environments:

• before /s, š, z, ž/:

  са стра́не̄ — aside

  са шко̑ло̄м — with school

  са зу̑бом — with tooth

  са живо̀том — with life

• before consonant clusters where the second consonant is /s, š, z/:

  са̀ псом (са псо̏м) — with dog

  са пшѐницо̄м — with wheat

  са р̏за̄њем — with neighing

• before instrumental form of first-person pronoun ја̑ (“I”)

  са̏ мно̑м — with me

• с.

с (Roman spelling s)

1. (grammar) neuter gender (средњи род)