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-)

  1. 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

  1. Rejzek, Jiří (2015) Český etymologický slovník, Třetí vydání (druhé přepracované a rozšířené vydání) edition, Prague: Leda, →ISBN
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