nikt

See also: nīkt

Polish

Etymology

Blend of ni (“no”) +‎ kto (“one”). From Proto-Slavic *nikъto < Proto-Indo-European *néy + *kʷos + *to. Cognate to Czech nikdo, Slovak nikto, Russian никто́ (niktó), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲikt/

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• Rhymes: -ikt
• Syllabification: nikt

Pronoun

nikt

1. no one, nobody

Declension

Declension of nikt

	singular
nominative	nikt
genitive	nikogo
dative	nikomu
accusative	nikogo
instrumental	nikim
locative	nikim
vocative	nikt

Related terms

• ktoś

 

Further reading

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