самий

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *samъ. By surface analysis, сам (sam) + -ий (-yj).

Pronunciation

  • са́мий: IPA(key): [ˈsamei̯]
  • сами́й: IPA(key): [sɐˈmɪi̯]
  • (file)

Pronoun

са́мий • (sámyj)

  1. (definitive) the very, the selfsame, the very same
    той са́мийtoj sámyjjust the one, the same, the very
  2. highlights the extreme quality or level
    до са́мої сте́ліdo sámoji stéliall the way to the ceiling
  3. (colloquial, Russism) the most (superlative degree)
    у са́мому кра́йньому ви́падкуu sámomu krájnʹomu výpadkuas a last resort; in an extreme case
    (Synonym: у найкра́йньому ра́зі)

Declension

Adjective

сами́й • (samýj)

  1. alone, by oneself
    Synonym: сам (sam)

Declension

References

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