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ніж

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Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *neže. Cogntates include Polish niż, Ukrainian ніж (niž), Russian не́же (néže) (archaic).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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ніж (niž)

  1. than
    Synonym: чым (čym)
    лепш по́зна, ніж ніко́ліljepš pózna, niž nikólibetter late than never

References

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

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲiʒ]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Noun

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ніж (nižm inan (genitive ножа́, nominative plural ножі́, genitive plural ножі́в, relational adjective ножови́й)

  1. knife
Declension
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Declension of ніж
(inan semisoft masc-form accent-b і-о)
singular plural
nominative ніж
niž
ножі́
noží
genitive ножа́
nožá
ножі́в
nožív
dative ноже́ві, ножу́
nožévi, nožú
ножа́м
nožám
accusative ніж
niž
ножі́
noží
instrumental ноже́м
nožém
ножа́ми
nožámy
locative ножу́, ножі́
nožú, noží
ножа́х
nožáx
vocative но́же
nóže
ножі́
noží

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian нижъ, нѣжъ, нежъ (niž, něž, než), all of which derive from either Proto-Slavic *ni že or *ne že, or both at the same time. Compare Czech než, Polish niż, Belarusian ніж (niž), (archaic) Russian не́же (néže), (archaic) Bulgarian не́же (néže), Old Church Slavonic неже (neže).

Alternative forms

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Conjunction

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ніж (niž)

  1. than
    Він зна́є украї́нську кра́ще, ніж росі́йську.Vin znáje ukrajínsʹku krášče, niž rosíjsʹku.He knows Ukrainian better than Russian.

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ніж (niž)

  1. second-person singular imperative of ні́жити impf (nížyty)

References

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