нить

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Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nī́ˀtis.

Noun

нить (nitĭf

  1. thread

Declension

Declension of нить (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative нить
nitĭ
нити
niti
нити
niti
genitive нити
niti
нитью, нитию
nitĭju, nitiju
нитьи, нитии
nitĭi, nitii
dative нити
niti
нитьма
nitĭma
нитьмъ
nitĭmŭ
accusative нить
nitĭ
нити
niti
нити
niti
instrumental нитьѭ, нитиѭ
nitĭjǫ, nitijǫ
нитьма
nitĭma
нитьми
nitĭmi
locative нити
niti
нитью, нитию
nitĭju, nitiju
нитьхъ
nitĭxŭ
vocative нити
niti
нити
niti
нитьѥ, нитиѥ
nitĭje, nitije

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nī́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnitɪ//ˈnʲitʲɪ//ˈnʲitʲ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈnitɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈnʲitʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈnʲitʲ/

  • Hyphenation: ни‧ть

Noun

нить (nitĭf

  1. thread

Declension

Declension of нить (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative нить
nitĭ
нити
niti
нити
niti
genitive нити
niti
нитию
nitiju
нитии
nitii
dative нити
niti
нитьма
nitĭma
нитьмъ
nitĭmŭ
accusative нить
nitĭ
нити
niti
нити
niti
instrumental нитиѭ
nitijǫ
нитьма
nitĭma
нитьми
nitĭmi
locative нити
niti
нитию
nitiju
нитьхъ
nitĭxŭ
vocative нити
niti
нити
niti
нити
niti

Descendants

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “нить”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 454
  • Shmelev, D. N., editor (1986), “нить”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. (in Russian), issue 11 (не – нѫ), Moscow: Nauka, page 384

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic нить (nitĭ), from Proto-Slavic *nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nī́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

нить (nitʹf inan (genitive ни́ти, nominative plural ни́ти, genitive plural ни́тей, relational adjective ни́тяный, diminutive ни́точка)

  1. thread
  2. filament
  3. suture
  4. topic

Declension

Descendants

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Middle Ukrainian нить (nytʹ), from Old East Slavic нить (nitĭ), from Proto-Slavic *nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nī́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

Pronunciation

Noun

нить (nytʹf inan (genitive ни́ті, nominative plural ни́ті, genitive plural ни́тей)

  1. (poetic) thread
    Synonym: ни́тка (nýtka)

Declension

Declension of нить
(inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative нить
nytʹ
ни́ті
nýti
genitive ни́ті
nýti
ни́тей
nýtej
dative ни́ті
nýti
ни́тям
nýtjam
accusative нить
nytʹ
ни́ті
nýti
instrumental ни́ттю
nýttju
ни́тями
nýtjamy
locative ни́ті
nýti
ни́тях
nýtjax
vocative ни́те
nýte
ни́ті
nýti

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