най-
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *naj-. From parts *na and particle *i. Approximates to prefix *nad-.[1] Compare Russian наи- (nai-), Polish naj-, Serbo-Croatian naj-, Slovak naj- Slovene naj-, Czech nej-, Macedonian нај- (naj-), Bulgarian най- (naj-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nai̯ ]
Prefix
най- • (naj-)
- prefix added to the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative form
- най- (naj-) + більший (bilʹšyj) → найбі́льший (najbílʹšyj)
- най- (naj-) + новіший (novišyj) → найновіший (najnovišyj)
- най- (naj-) + нижчий (nyžčyj) → найнижчий (najnyžčyj)
Derived terms
Ukrainian superlative adjectives
Ukrainian superlative adverbs
Ukrainian terms prefixed with най-
References
- Rejzek, Jiří (2015) Český etymologický slovník, Třetí vydání (druhé přepracované a rozšířené vydání) edition, Prague: Leda, →ISBN
- “най-”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
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