никой

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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ни (ni) +‎ кой (koj)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnikoj]
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Pronoun

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ни́кой (níkoj)

  1. nobody (as a pronoun)
  2. not one (as a pronominal adjective)

Usage notes

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The accusative, dative and prepositional forms are used only when ни́кой is on its own (not in front of a noun) and refers to a person. The dative form is dated and is replaced by на (na) + the prepositional form (На ни́кого да благодаря). In informal Bulgarian the nominative form is often used instead of the accusative and prepositional ones (Ни́кой питаш, с ни́кой разговарям). This usage is not considered standard.

Declension

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References

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  • никой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • никой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

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ни (ni) +‎ кой (koj)

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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никой (nikoj)

  1. (archaic, literary) not any, no
    Synonym: никако́й (nikakój)
    Antonym: кой (koj)
    нико́им о́бразомnikóim óbrazomin no way

Usage notes

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  • Now only found in a few set phrases and expressions.
  • With prepositions, нико́й (nikój) is split into ни (ni) and кой (koj), with the preposition in between, such as in ни в ко́ем слу́чае (ni v kójem slúčaje, in no case / not in any case).

Declension

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “никой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress\