ниша

See also: нища

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈniʃa]

Etymology 1

Verb

ниша • (niša) third-singular present, impf (perfective разниша)

1. (transitive) to rock, swing (back and forth, lightly), cause to sway

Conjugation

Conjugation of ниша (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	нишал	—	adjectival participle	нишан
feminine	нишала	—	adverbial participle	нишајќи
neuter	нишало	—	verbal noun	нишање
plural	нишале	—	perfect participle	нишано
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	нишам	нишав	—	—
2nd singular	нишаш	нишаше	—	нишај
3rd singular	ниша	нишаше	—	—
1st plural	нишаме	нишавме	—	—
2nd plural	нишате	нишавте	—	нишајте
3rd plural	нишаат	нишаа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум нишал		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам нишано		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев нишал		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав нишано		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал нишано		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе нишам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам нишано		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе нишав		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав нишано		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум нишал		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал нишано		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би нишал		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал нишано		conditional of има + perfect participle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French niche.

Noun

ниша • (niša) f (plural ниши)

1. (architecture) niche (recess)
2. space in a wall or piece of furniture where items can be stored, alcove

Declension

Declension of ниша

	singular	plural
indefinite	ниша	ниши
definite unspecified	нишата	нишите
definite proximal	нишава	нишиве
definite distal	нишана	нишине
vocative	нишо	ниши

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French niche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲiʂə]

• Audio:

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Noun

ни́ша • (níša) f inan (genitive ни́ши, nominative plural ни́ши, genitive plural ниш, relational adjective ни́шевый)

1. (architecture) niche, recess

Declension

Declension of ни́ша (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ни́ша níša	ни́ши níši
genitive	ни́ши níši	ни́ш níš
dative	ни́ше níše	ни́шам níšam
accusative	ни́шу níšu	ни́ши níši
instrumental	ни́шей, ни́шею níšej, níšeju	ни́шами níšami
prepositional	ни́ше níše	ни́шах níšax

Pre-reform declension of ни́ша (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ни́ша níša	ни́ши níši
genitive	ни́ши níši	ни́шъ níš
dative	ни́шѣ níšě	ни́шамъ níšam
accusative	ни́шу níšu	ни́ши níši
instrumental	ни́шей, ни́шею níšej, níšeju	ни́шами níšami
prepositional	ни́шѣ níšě	ни́шахъ níšax

Descendants

• → Eastern Mari: нише (ńiše)

Further reading

• ниша in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru