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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *nosъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.
Noun
ніс • (nis) m inan (genitive но́са, nominative plural носи́, genitive plural носі́в)
- nose
Declension
Declension of ніс (inan hard masc-form accent-c і-о)
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “ніс”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ніс”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “ніс”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ніс • (nis)
- masculine singular past imperfective of нести́ (nestý)