суть

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sutʲ]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Noun

суть (sutʹ) f inan (genitive су́ти, nominative plural су́ти, genitive plural су́тей)

  1. essence, core, gist, main point
    • 1956, Boris Pasternak, “Во всём мне хочется дойти ...”, in Когда разгуляется [When the Weather Clears], published 1960:
      Во всём мне хо́чется дойти́ / До са́мой су́ти.
      Vo vsjóm mne xóčetsja dojtí / Do sámoj súti.
      In everything, I want to reach / For the very essence.
Declension
Synonyms
  • сутевой (sutevoj)
  • по су́ти (po súti)
  • суть дела (sutʹ dela)

Etymology 2

Verb

суть (sutʹ)

  1. (archaic) third-person plural present indicative imperfective of быть (bytʹ); (they) are

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsutʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

суть (sutʹ) f (genitive су́ті, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) essence, core, gist, main point

Declension

References

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