Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Verb edit

не́жить (néžitʹimpf

  1. to pamper
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Etymology 2 edit

не- (ne-) +‎ жить (žitʹ)

Noun edit

не́жить (néžitʹf 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
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Ukrainian edit

 
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Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛʒetʲ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

не́жить (néžytʹm inan (genitive не́житю, uncountable)

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

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References edit

  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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