Old Church Slavonic edit

Pronoun edit

никто (nikto)

  1. Alternative form of никъто (nikŭto)

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nikъto. By surface analysis, ни (ni) +‎ кто (kto).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪkˈto]
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Pronoun edit

никто́ (niktóm

  1. (indefinite pronoun) nobody, no one; (with negative) anybody, anyone
    Я никого́ не зна́юJa nikovó ne znájuI don’t know anybody.
    Никто́ не зна́етNiktó ne znájetNobody knows.
    but: Ни он, ни кто друго́й не зна́етNi on, ni kto drugój ne znájetNeither he nor anyone else knows.

Usage notes edit

  • Prepositions are always interposed, dividing the word in two:
    Я ни у кого́ не́ был.Ja ni u kovó né byl.I haven’t visited anybody.
    Он ни с кем не говори́т.On ni s kem ne govorít.He’s not speaking to anybody.

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