никой

Bulgarian

Etymology

From ни (ni) + кой (koj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnikoj]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ikoj
• Syllabification^(key): ни‧кой

Pronoun

ни́кой • (níkoj)

1. nobody (as a pronoun)
2. not one (as a pronominal adjective)

Usage notes

The accusative, dative and prepositional forms are used only when ни́кой is on its own (not in front of a noun) and refers to a person. The dative form is dated and is replaced by на (na) + the prepositional form (На ни́кого да благодаря). In informal Bulgarian the nominative form is often used instead of the accusative and prepositional ones (Ни́кой питаш, с ни́кой разговарям). This usage is not considered standard.

Declension

Declension of ни́кой

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ни́кой níkoj	ни́коя níkoja	ни́кое níkoe	ни́кои níkoi
accusative	ни́кого níkogo
dative	ни́кому1 níkomu1

¹Archaic.

References

• “никой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “никой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

ни (ni) +‎ кой (koj)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲɪˈkoj]

Determiner

никой • (nikoj)

1. (archaic, literary) not any, no

   Synonym: никако́й (nikakój)

   Antonym: кой (koj)

   нико́им о́бразом ― nikóim óbrazom ― in no way

Usage notes

• Now only found in a few set phrases and expressions.
• With prepositions, нико́й (nikój) is split into ни (ni) and кой (koj), with the preposition in between, such as in ни в ко́ем слу́чае (ni v kójem slúčaje, “in no case / not in any case”).

Declension

Declension of нико́й

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		нико́й nikój	нико́е nikóje	нико́я nikója	нико́и nikói
genitive		нико́его nikójevo		нико́ей nikójej	нико́их nikóix
dative		нико́ему nikójemu		нико́ей nikójej	нико́им nikóim
accusative	animate	нико́его nikójevo	нико́е nikóje	нико́ю nikóju	нико́их nikóix
	inanimate	нико́й nikój			нико́и nikói
instrumental		нико́им nikóim		нико́ей, нико́ею nikójej, nikójeju	нико́ими nikóimi
prepositional		нико́ем nikójem		нико́ей nikójej	нико́их nikóix

Pre-reform declension of нико́й

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		нико́й nikój	нико́е nikóje	нико́я nikója	нико́и nikói
genitive		нико́его nikójevo		нико́ей nikójej	нико́ихъ nikóix
dative		нико́ему nikójemu		нико́ей nikójej	нико́имъ nikóim
accusative	animate	нико́его nikójevo	нико́е nikóje	нико́ю nikóju	нико́ихъ nikóix
	inanimate	нико́й nikój			нико́и nikói
instrumental		нико́имъ nikóim		нико́ей, нико́ею nikójej, nikójeju	нико́ими nikóimi
prepositional		нико́емъ nikójem		нико́ей nikójej	нико́ихъ nikóix

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “никой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress\