# tõsi
## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *toci, compare dialectal tosi (Northeastern Coastal dialect).
Further etymology is unclear. Possibly from Proto-Uralic *čoďe (compare Northern Mansi со̄ль (sōlʹ)). Other hypotheses include both a Baltic borrowing, compare Lithuanian stačias (“straight; erect, upright”), status (“steep”), and a Germanic loan, possibly from Proto-Germanic *stōdija- (“firm, steadfast, steady, serious, honest, fair”). Both can be traced back to the same Proto-Indo-European root: *steh₂- (“to stand”).
Cognates include Finnish tosi, Votic tõsi, Livonian tuož, Ingrian and Karelian tosi, Livvi, Livonian, Ludian, and Veps tozi and Northern Sami duohta (from Proto-Samic *tuotë, probably borrowed from Proto-Finnic).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɤsi/, [ˈtɤsʲi]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɤsi
* Hyphenation: tõ‧si

### Noun

tõsi (genitive tõe, partitive tõtt)
* truth (a statement, story, etc. that reflects a real situation, which actually exists)
    Synonym: tõde
    Antonym: vale
    Tahan teada tõtt. ― I want to know the truth.
    Uskumatu, kuid tõsi. ― Unbelievable, but true.
    Vannun, et rääkisin tõtt. ― I swear I was telling the truth.
    Kas ta räägib tõtt või valetab? ― Is (s)he telling the truth or lying?
    Pole kerge tõtt valest eraldada. ― It is not easy to separate truth from falsehood.
    Pole tõsi, selle oled sa ise välja mõelnud! ― That's not true, you made it up!
    Selles jutus pole raasugi tõtt. ― There's not a shred of truth in that story.
    Tuleb endale tõtt tunnistada. ― We have to admit the truth to ourselves.
    Kuulujutt ei vasta tõele. ― The rumour is not true.
    Tema võtab kõike tõe pähe. ― (S)he takes everything at face value. (literally, “ […] to the head of truth.”)
    On see tõsi või ainult sinu ettekujutus? ― Is this true or just your imagination?
    Ärevad aimdused osutusid tõeks. ― The fearful suspicions turned out to be true.
    Ennustus sai tõeks. ― The prediction came true.
    Tõtt öelda, see ei puutu minusse. ― To tell the truth, that's not my business.
    Söö, mis küps, räägi, mis tõsi. (proverb) ― Eat what's ripe, tell what's true.
* Confirming or admitting the validity of what has been said.
    Tõsi, ta abiellub. ― Yeah, (s)he is getting married.
    Uhke ta oli, see on tõsi. ― (S)he was proud indeed.
    Ilus ümbrus siin, see on sula tõsi. ― Beautiful surroundings here, that's for sure.
    Tõsi küll, ega temalgi kõik libedalt lähe. ― Admittedly, not everything goes smoothly for him/her either.

#### Usage notes

This term is considered a noun in Estonian dictionaries, but it often behaves as a predicative adjective, a particle or an interjection.
tõsi and its synonym tõde differ only in the nominative and partitive singular. Other than that, they are fully synonymous both grammatically and semantically.

#### Derived terms

* tõekas
* tõeline
* tõene
* tõsine
* tõesti
* tõelus
* tõsidus
* tõsi taga
* tõtt vaatama
* tõtt vahtima
* tõendama
* tõestama
* tõestuma

#### Compounds

* ebatõsi
* jumalatõsi
* sulatõsi
* surmtõsi
* tõejanu
* tõejutt
* tõelähedane
* tõelähedus
* tõemeeli
* tõemeelne
* tõepoolest
* tõepõhi
* tõepära
* tõepärane
* tõepüüdlus
* tõesõna
* tõetera
* tõetruu
* tõetunne
* tõeväärtus
* tõsiasi
* tõsielu
* tõsijutt
* tõsikindel
* tõsilugu
* tõsimeeli
* tõsiolud
* tõsirealistlik
* tõsiseik
* tõttöelda
* tõekspidamine
* tõelevastav
* tõenäoline
* tõenäone
* tõerääkija
* tõerääkimine

#### Related terms

* tõde
* tõik

### References

* tõsi in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “tõsi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *toci.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈtɤsi/, [ˈtɤsʲi]
* Rhymes: -ɤsi
* Hyphenation: tõ‧si

### Adjective

tõsi
* true

#### Usage notes

When this adjective is used attributively, the nominative singular form is (chiefly) used. When it is used predicatively, the partitive singular form is used.

#### Inflection

All other forms except the nominative and partitive singular forms are rare and are only practically used as adverbs; see the usage notes.

### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “tõsi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn