nikle

See also: nikłe

Polish

Alternative forms

• nikło

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-?

Proto-Indo-European *ní

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *nih₃kʷo-

Proto-Slavic *nĩcь

Proto-Indo-European *-né-der.

Proto-Slavic *-nǫti

Proto-Slavic *niknǫti

Polish niknąć

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Slavic *-lъ

Old Polish -ły

Polish -ły

Polish nikły

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is

Proto-Slavic *-ь

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas

Proto-Slavic *-jь

Proto-Slavic *-ьje

Old Polish -e

Polish -e

Polish nikle

From nikły + -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲi.klɛ/

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• Rhymes: -iklɛ
• Syllabification: ni‧kle

Adverb

nikle (comparative niklej, superlative najniklej)

1. faintly
2. fleetingly

Related terms

adjective

• nikły

Further reading

• “nikle”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “nikle”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

nikle (Cyrillic spelling никле)

1. feminine plural active past participle of niknuti