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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic нѣмъ (němŭ), from Proto-Slavic *němъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
німи́й • (nimýj) (no comparative)
- mute
- speechless
- silent, quiet
Declension
Declension of німи́й (hard)
See also
Noun
німи́й • (nimýj) m pers (genitive німо́го, nominative plural німі́, genitive plural німи́х, feminine німа́)
- mute person
Declension
Declension of німи́й (pers adj masc accent-b)
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “німий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “німий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “німий”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)