нож

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [noʂ]

• Audio:

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Noun

нож • (nož) m inan (genitive нажа́, nominative plural нажы́, genitive plural нажо́ў)

1. knife
2. blade

Declension

Declension of нож (inan hard masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	нож nož	нажы́ nažý
genitive	нажа́ nažá	нажо́ў nažów
dative	нажу́ nažú	нажа́м nažám
accusative	нож nož	нажы́ nažý
instrumental	нажо́м nažóm	нажа́мі nažámi
locative	нажы́ nažý	нажа́х nažáx
count form	—	нажы́1 nažý1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “нож” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɔʃ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔʃ

Noun

нож • (nož) m (diminutive но́жче or ножле́ or ноже́)

1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

Declension

Declension of нож

	singular	plural
indefinite	нож nož	ножо́ве, ноже́ве1 nožóve, nožéve1
definite (subject form)	но́жът nóžǎt	ножо́вете, ноже́вете1 nožóvete, nožévete1
definite (object form)	но́жа nóža
count form	—	но́жа nóža
vocative form	но́же nóže	ножо́ве, ноже́ве1 nožóve, nožéve1

¹Dialectal.

Derived terms

• ножа́к (nožák, “dagger”) (dialectal)
• ножа́р (nožár, “knife-maker”)
  • ножа́рство (nožárstvo, “knife-making”)
• но́жица (nóžica, “scissors”)
• ножи́ще (nožíšte), ножа́га (nožága, “big knife”) (dialectal)
• но́жница (nóžnica, “scabbard, sheath”)
• ножо́вка (nožóvka, “flip knife”)

References

• “нож”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “нож”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “нож”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 677

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɔʃ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: нож

Noun

нож • (nož) m (diminutive ноже)

1. knife
2. cutter (a machine part that has a blade and is used for cutting)

Declension

Declension of нож

	singular	plural
indefinite	нож (nož)	ножеви (noževi)
definite unspecified	ножот (nožot)	ножевите (noževite)
definite proximal	ножов (nožov)	ножевиве (noževive)
definite distal	ножон (nožon)	ножевине (noževine)
vocative	ножу (nožu)	ножеви (noževi)
count form	—	ножа (noža)

Derived terms

• ножар m (nožar, “knifemaker”)
  • ножарство n (nožarstvo, “knifemaking”)
• ножница f (nožnica, “scabbard, sheath”)
• ножици (nožici, “scissors”)
• ножиште n (nožište, “big knife”)

References

• “нож” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak nôž, nož, from Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɔʃ]
• Rhymes: -ɔʃ
• Hyphenation: нож

Noun

нож (nož) m inan (diminutive ножик, relational adjective ножови)

1. knife

   кухньови нож ― kuxnʹovi nož ― kitchen knife

Declension

Declension of нож (nož)

	singular	plural
nominative	нож (nož)	ножи (noži)
genitive	ножа (noža)	ножох (nožox)
dative	ножу (nožu)	ножом (nožom)
accusative	нож (nož)	ножи (noži)
instrumental	ножом (nožom)	ножами (nožami)
locative	ножу (nožu)	ножох (nožox)
vocative	ножу (nožu)	ножи (noži)

Related terms

nouns

• ножнїчки nvir (nožnjički)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “нож”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “knife”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 161

Russian

Alternative forms

• ножъ (nož) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [noʂ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

нож • (nož) m inan (genitive ножа́, nominative plural ножи́, genitive plural ноже́й, relational adjective ножево́й or ножо́вый, diminutive но́жик)

1. knife
2. blade

Declension

Declension of нож (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	но́ж nóž	ножи́ noží
genitive	ножа́ nožá	ноже́й nožéj
dative	ножу́ nožú	ножа́м nožám
accusative	но́ж nóž	ножи́ noží
instrumental	ножо́м nožóm	ножа́ми nožámi
prepositional	ноже́ nožé	ножа́х nožáx

Derived terms

• но́жницы f pl (nóžnicy)
• но́жны f pl (nóžny)
• ножо́вка f (nožóvka)
• поножо́вщина f (ponožóvščina)

Compound words:

• ножеви́дный (noževídnyj)
• ножеви́лка f (noževílka)
• ножето́чка f (nožetóčka)
• штык-нож m (štyk-nož)

Compounds:

• без ножа́ ре́зать impf (bez nožá rézatʹ), ре́зать без ножа́ impf (rézatʹ bez nožá), без ножа́ заре́зать pf (bez nožá zarézatʹ), заре́зать без ножа́ pf (zarézatʹ bez nožá)
• на ножа́х (na nožáx), быть на ножа́х (bytʹ na nožáx)
• нож в спи́ну (nož v spínu)

Related terms

• вонзи́ть pf (vonzítʹ), вонза́ть impf (vonzátʹ)
• зано́за f (zanóza)
• низа́ть impf (nizátʹ), наниза́ть pf (nanizátʹ)
• пронзи́ть pf (pronzítʹ), пронза́ть impf (pronzátʹ)
  • пронзи́тельный (pronzítelʹnyj)

Descendants

• → Yup'ik: luussiq
• →⇒ Yup'ik: nuussicuak (“scissors”)

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “нож”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Noun

но̑ж m inan (Latin spelling nȏž)

1. knife
2. blade

Declension

Declension of нож

	singular	plural
nominative	но̑ж	но́жеви
genitive	но́жа	ножева
dative	ножу	ножевима
accusative	нож	ножеве
vocative	но̑жу	ножеви
locative	ножу	ножевима
instrumental	ножем	ножевима