ниць
Old Church Slavonic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *nĩcь.
Adjective edit
ниць • (nicĭ)
- bent down to the ground
- from Vita Constantini:
- и тако падъ ниць поклонитъ сѧ б҃оу·
- i tako padŭ nicĭ poklonitŭ sę b:u·
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- from Vita Constantini:
Descendants edit
- ⇒ Serbo-Croatian: ничице
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic ниць (nicĭ), from Proto-Slavic *nicь.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ниць • (nycʹ)
- prostrate, prone, face-down, bowed down
- Корній нічого не чув і лежав, упавши обличчям ниць на стіл, мов мертвий.
- Kornij ničoho ne čuv i ležav, upavšy oblyččjam nycʹ na stil, mov mertvyj.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ниць”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “ниць”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)