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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *naj-. From parts *na and particle *i. Approximates to prefix *nad-. Compare Russian наи- (nai-), Polish naj-, Serbo-Croatian naj-, Slovak naj- Slovene naj-, Czech nej-, Macedonian нај- (naj-), Bulgarian най- (naj-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
най- • (naj-)
- prefix added to the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative form
- най- (naj-) + більший (bilʹšyj) → найбі́льший (najbílʹšyj)
- най- (naj-) + новіший (novišyj) → найновіший (najnovišyj)
- най- (naj-) + нижчий (nyžčyj) → найнижчий (najnyžčyj)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) Český etymologický slovník, Třetí vydání (druhé přepracované a rozšířené vydání) edition, Prague: Leda, →ISBN