nizak

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ni-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nîzak/
• Hyphenation: ni‧zak

Adjective

nȉzak (Cyrillic spelling ни̏зак, definite nȉskī, comparative nȉžī)

1. low
2. short
3. low-pitched (of voice)
4. mean, low-minded
5. common, vile
6. near the ground

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		nizak	niska	nisko
genitive		niska	niske	niska
dative		nisku	niskoj	nisku
accusative	inanimate animate	nizak niska	nisku	nisko
vocative		nizak	niska	nisko
locative		nisku	niskoj	nisku
instrumental		niskim	niskom	niskim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		niski	niske	niska
genitive		niskih	niskih	niskih
dative		niskim(a)	niskim(a)	niskim(a)
accusative		niske	niske	niska
vocative		niski	niske	niska
locative		niskim(a)	niskim(a)	niskim(a)
instrumental		niskim(a)	niskim(a)	niskim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		niski	niska	nisko
genitive		niskog(a)	niske	niskog(a)
dative		niskom(u/e)	niskoj	niskom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	niski niskog(a)	nisku	nisko
vocative		niski	niska	nisko
locative		niskom(e/u)	niskoj	niskom(e/u)
instrumental		niskim	niskom	niskim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		niski	niske	niska
genitive		niskih	niskih	niskih
dative		niskim(a)	niskim(a)	niskim(a)
accusative		niske	niske	niska
vocative		niski	niske	niska
locative		niskim(a)	niskim(a)	niskim(a)
instrumental		niskim(a)	niskim(a)	niskim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		niži	niža	niže
genitive		nižeg(a)	niže	nižeg(a)
dative		nižem(u)	nižoj	nižem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	niži nižeg(a)	nižu	niže
vocative		niži	niža	niže
locative		nižem(u)	nižoj	nižem(u)
instrumental		nižim	nižom	nižim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		niži	niže	niža
genitive		nižih	nižih	nižih
dative		nižim(a)	nižim(a)	nižim(a)
accusative		niže	niže	niža
vocative		niži	niže	niža
locative		nižim(a)	nižim(a)	nižim(a)
instrumental		nižim(a)	nižim(a)	nižim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najniži	najniža	najniže
genitive		najnižeg(a)	najniže	najnižeg(a)
dative		najnižem(u)	najnižoj	najnižem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najniži najnižeg(a)	najnižu	najniže
vocative		najniži	najniža	najniže
locative		najnižem(u)	najnižoj	najnižem(u)
instrumental		najnižim	najnižom	najnižim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najniži	najniže	najniža
genitive		najnižih	najnižih	najnižih
dative		najnižim(a)	najnižim(a)	najnižim(a)
accusative		najniže	najniže	najniža
vocative		najniži	najniže	najniža
locative		najnižim(a)	najnižim(a)	najnižim(a)
instrumental		najnižim(a)	najnižim(a)	najnižim(a)

Antonyms

• (low, short): vìsok

Related terms

• nȋz

Further reading

• “nizak” in Hrvatski jezični portal