нищий

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See also: ништь

Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *niščь.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲiɕːɪj]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

ни́щий (níščij) (comparative (по)нище́е or (по)нище́й)

  1. poor, beggarly, destitute

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

ни́щий (níščijm anim (genitive ни́щего, nominative plural ни́щие, genitive plural ни́щих, feminine ни́щенка)

  1. beggar, pauper
    Synonyms: бедня́к (bednják), попроша́йка (poprošájka)

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Further reading[edit]

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

Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *niščь.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ни́щий (nýščyj)

  1. poor, impoverished

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