нежить

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲeʐɨtʲ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něžiti. By surface analysis, не́га (néga) + -ить (-itʹ)

Verb

не́жить • (néžitʹ) impf

  1. to pamper
Conjugation

Etymology 2

не- (ne-) + жить (žitʹ)

Noun

не́жить • (néžitʹ) f inan (genitive не́жити, nominative plural не́жити, genitive plural не́житей)

  1. (uncountable, Slavic mythology) evil or dangerous spirits
  2. (uncountable, fantasy) undead
  3. (figuratively) the appearance of being uninhabited or abandoned
Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nežitъ.[1] By surface analysis, не- (ne-) + a deverbal from жи́ти (žýty).[2] Compare Belarusian не́жыт (njéžyt), Polish nieżyt, Lithuanian niežas (itching).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛʒetʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

не́жить • (néžytʹ) m inan (genitive не́житю, uncountable)

  1. rhinitis, runny nose, catarrh, coryza (inflammation of the nasal mucosa accompanied by secretions)
    Synonym: рині́т m (rynít, rhinitis)

Declension

References

  1. nieżyt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  2. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “нежить”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 65
  3. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1991), “нежыт”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 7 (мгла – не́марасць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 308

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