niski

See also: níski

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ.

Adjective

niski (comparative nišy, superlative nejnišy, adverb nisko)

1. low

Declension

Declension of niski

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	niski	niska	niske	niskej	niske
Genitive	niskego	niskeje	niskego	niskeju	niskich
Dative	niskemu	niskej	niskemu	niskima	niskim
Accusative	niski niskego (animate)	nisku	niske	niskej niskeju (animate)	niske niskich (optional animate form)
Instrumental	niskim	niskeju	niskim	niskima	niskimi
Locative	niskem	niskej	niskem	niskima	niskich

Antonyms

• wusoki

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Finnish niska (“nape”).

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnisːkiː/

Noun

niski

1. nape (of the neck)
2. the place from which rapids in a river start

Inflection

Even i-stem, sk-skk gradation
Nominative	niski
Genitive	niskki niskkẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	niski	niskkit
Accusative	niskki	niskkiid
Genitive	niskki niskkẹ	niskkiid
Illative	niskái	niskkiide
Locative	niskkis	niskkiin
Comitative	niskkiin	niskkiiguin
Essive	niskin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person niskán niskáme niskámet 2nd person niskát niskáde niskádet 3rd person niskis niskiska niskiset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ.

Adjective

niski (comparative niższy, superlative najniższy, derived adverb nisko)

1. low
2. short (of height)
3. deep (of sounds)

Antonyms

• wysoki

Further reading

• niski in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• niski in Polish dictionaries at PWN