Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *neže. Cogntates include Polish niż, Ukrainian ніж (niž), Russian не́же (néže) (archaic).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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ніж (niž)

  1. than
    Synonym: чым (čym)
    лепш по́зна, ніж ніко́ліljepš pózna, niž nikólibetter late than never

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  • ніж” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲiʒ]
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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Noun

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ніж (nižm inan (genitive ножа́, nominative plural ножі́, genitive plural ножі́в, relational adjective ножови́й)

  1. knife
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian нижъ, нѣжъ, нежъ (niž, něž, než), all of which derive from either Proto-Slavic *ni že or *ne že, or both at the same time. Compare Czech než, Polish niż, Belarusian ніж (niž), (archaic) Russian не́же (néže), (archaic) Bulgarian не́же (néže), Old Church Slavonic неже (neže).

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Conjunction

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ніж (niž)

  1. than
    Він зна́є украї́нську кра́ще, ніж росі́йську.Vin znáje ukrajínsʹku krášče, niž rosíjsʹku.He knows Ukrainian better than Russian.

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ніж (niž)

  1. second-person singular imperative of ні́жити impf (nížyty)

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