ножъ

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Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ножь (nožĭ), from Proto-Slavic *nòžь.

Noun

ножъ (nožm inan

  1. knife

Descendants

  • Belarusian: нож (nož)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: нуж (nuž)
  • Ukrainian: ніж (niž)

Further reading

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “ножъ, ножь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 21 (никой – оддухъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 44