нисък

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ни́зък (nízăk)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-?

Proto-Indo-European *níder.

Proto-Slavic *nizъ

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Slavic *-kъ

Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ

Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ

Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ

Bulgarian нисък

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnisɐk]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -isɐk
• Syllabification^(key): ни‧сък

Adjective

ни́сък • (nísăk) (adverb ни́ско)

1. short (of person)
2. deep (of a sound or voice, low in frequency or pitch)
3. low
4. despicable

Declension

Positive forms of ни́сък

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	ни́сък nísăk	ни́ска níska	ни́ско nísko	ни́ски níski
definite (subject form)	ни́ският nískijat	ни́ската nískata	ни́ското nískoto	ни́ските nískite
definite (object form)	ни́ския nískija

Comparative forms of ни́сък

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	по́-ни́сък pó-nísăk	по́-ни́ска pó-níska	по́-ни́ско pó-nísko	по́-ни́ски pó-níski
definite (subject form)	по́-ни́ският pó-nískijat	по́-ни́ската pó-nískata	по́-ни́ското pó-nískoto	по́-ни́ските pó-nískite
definite (object form)	по́-ни́ския pó-nískija

Superlative forms of ни́сък

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	на́й-ни́сък náj-nísăk	на́й-ни́ска náj-níska	на́й-ни́ско náj-nísko	на́й-ни́ски náj-níski
definite (subject form)	на́й-ни́ският náj-nískijat	на́й-ни́ската náj-nískata	на́й-ни́ското náj-nískoto	на́й-ни́ските náj-nískite
definite (object form)	на́й-ни́ския náj-nískija

References

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