ниша

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

ниша (niša) third-singular presentimpf (perfective разниша)

  1. (transitive) to rock, swing (back and forth, lightly), cause to sway
Conjugation
Conjugation of ниша (imperfective, present in )
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine нишал (nišal) adjectival participle нишан (nišan)
feminine нишала (nišala) adverbial participle нишајќи (nišajḱi)
neuter нишало (nišalo) verbal noun нишање (nišanje)
plural нишале (nišale) perfect participle нишано (nišano)
finite forms present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular нишам (nišam) нишав (nišav)
2nd singular нишаш (nišaš) нишаше (nišaše) нишај (nišaj)
3rd singular ниша (niša) нишаше (nišaše)
1st plural нишаме (nišame) нишавме (nišavme)
2nd plural нишате (nišate) нишавте (nišavte) нишајте (nišajte)
3rd plural нишаат (nišaat) нишаа (nišaa)
compound tenses
perfect сум нишал (sum nišal) present of сум (except in the 3rd person) +
imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам нишано (imam nišano) present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев нишал (bev nišal) imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав нишано (imav nišano) imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал нишано (sum imal nišano) perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе нишам (ḱe nišam) ќе + present
има-future ќе имам нишано (ḱe imam nišano) future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе нишав (ḱe nišav) ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав нишано (ḱe imav nišano) future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум нишал (ḱe sum nišal) ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал нишано (ḱe sum imal nišano) future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би нишал (bi nišal) би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал нишано (bi imal nišano) conditional of има + perfect participle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French niche.

Noun

ниша (nišaf (plural ниши)

  1. (architecture) niche (recess)
  2. space in a wall or piece of furniture where items can be stored, alcove
Declension
Declension of ниша
singular plural
indefinite ниша (niša) ниши (niši)
definite unspecified нишата (nišata) нишите (nišite)
definite proximal нишава (nišava) нишиве (nišive)
definite distal нишана (nišana) нишине (nišine)
vocative нишо (nišo) ниши (niši)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French niche. Further from Latin nīdus. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (whence also Russian гнездо́ (gnezdó), English nest).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ни́ша (níšaf inan (genitive ни́ши, nominative plural ни́ши, genitive plural ниш, relational adjective ни́шевый)

  1. (architecture) niche, recess

Declension

Descendants

  • Eastern Mari: нише (ńiše)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ниша”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “ниша”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 259

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