Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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не́жить (néžitʹimpf

  1. to pamper
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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не- (ne-) +‎ жить (žitʹ)

Noun

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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

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛʒetʲ]
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Noun

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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

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  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), volume 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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