ниско

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ни́зко (nízko) — dated

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnisko]

Etymology 1

A nominalization of ни́сък (nísǎk, “low, short”) +‎ -о (-o).

Noun

ни́ско • (nísko) n

1. (colloquial) lowland, bottom of depression, low elevation

   до́лу в ни́ското ― dólu v nískoto ― down in the lowland/at the bottom (of a depression)

Declension

Declension of ни́ско

	singular
indefinite	ни́ско nísko
definite	ни́ското nískoto

Related terms

• ни́зост (nízost, “baseness, vallainy”)
• низина́ (niziná, “lowland”)

Etymology 2

From ни́сък (nísǎk, “low, short”) +‎ -о (-o).

Adverb

ни́ско • (nísko) (comparative по́-ни́ско, superlative на́й-ни́ско)

1. low
2. quietly, low (for noise)
3. basely, meanly, dirtily (for behavior)

Adjective

ниско • (nisko)

1. indefinite neuter singular of ни́сък (nísǎk)

References

• “ниско”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ниско”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈniskɔ]

Adverb

ниско • (nisko) (comparative пониско, superlative најниско)

1. low

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nîsko/
• Hyphenation: ни‧ско

Adverb

ни̏ско (Latin spelling nȉsko)

1. low, lowly
2. basely, vulgarly, meanly