nijaki

Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of ni + jaki. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Latin neuter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲiˈja.ki/
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  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Syllabification: ni‧ja‧ki

Adjective

nijaki (comparative bardziej nijaki, superlative najbardziej nijaki, derived adverb nijak or nijako)

  1. (grammar, not comparable) neuter (gender)
  2. (colloquial, not comparable) neither
    Synonym: żaden
  3. (colloquial, comparable) bland, colorless, drab, lacklustre
    Synonym: bezbarwny

Declension

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • nijaki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nijaki in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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