наи-

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See also: най and нај-

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *naj-. From *na and particle *i.

Compare Ukrainian най- (naj-), Polish naj-, Serbo-Croatian naj-, Slovak naj- Slovene naj-, Czech nej-, Macedonian нај- (naj-), Bulgarian най- (naj-).

Pronunciation

Prefix

наи- (nai-)

  1. Prefix forming superlatives from comparative adjectives (or nonstandardly from positive adjectives).
    бо́льший (bólʹšij, bigger, greater)наибо́льший (naibólʹšij, the biggest, the greatest)
    лу́чший (lúčšij, better, the best)наилу́чший (nailúčšij, the best)
    хоро́ший (xoróšij, good)(nonstandard) наихоро́ший (naixoróšij, the best)