ничто

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. By surface analysis, ни (ni, “not”) +‎ что́ (štó, “what”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nʲɪʂˈto] (phonetic respelling: ништо́)
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Pronoun

ничто́ • (ništó) n

  1. (indefinite pronoun) nothing
    Ничто́ не говори́ло (o чём-либо).
    Ništó ne govorílo (o čom-libo).
    Nothing foretold (of anything).

Usage notes
  • The nominative and accusative are usually replaced by the genitive ничего́ (ničevó) in colloquial speech, and may be considered synonyms.
  • With prepositions, ничто́ (ništó) is split into ни (ni) and что (što), with the preposition in between, such as in ни за что (ni za što, “not for anything”).

Declension
Declension of ничто́  
nominative ничто́
ništó
genitive ничего́
ničevó
dative ничему́
ničemú
accusative ничто́
ništó
instrumental ниче́м
ničém
prepositional ни о чём
ni o čóm

See also
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