ніж
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *neže. Cogntates include Polish niż, Ukrainian ніж (niž), Russian не́же (néže) (archaic).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nʲiʂ]
Conjunction
ніж • (niž)
References
- “ніж” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nʲiʒ]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *nožь.
Noun
ніж • (niž) m inan (genitive ножа́, nominative plural ножі́, genitive plural ножі́в, relational adjective ножови́й)
Declension
Declension of ніж (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b і-о)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Ruthenian нижъ, нѣжъ, нежъ (niž, něž, než), all of which derive from either Proto-Slavic *ni že or *ne že, or both at the same time. Compare Czech než, Polish niż, Belarusian ніж (niž), (archaic) Russian не́же (néže), (archaic) Bulgarian не́же (néže), Old Church Slavonic неже (neže).
Alternative forms
- ані́ж (aníž)
Conjunction
ніж • (niž)
- than
- Він зна́є украї́нську кра́ще, ніж росі́йську. ― Vin znáje ukrajínsʹku krášče, niž rosíjsʹku. ― He knows Ukrainian better than Russian.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ніж”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “ніж”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “ніж”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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