ніхто
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Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nikъto. ні- (ni-) + хто (xto). Cognates include Ukrainian ніхто́ (nixtó), Russian никто́ (niktó) and Polish nikt.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ніхто́ • (nixtó) m
Declension
Declension of ніхто́ (sg-only)
Antonyms
See also
- нішто́ (ništó)
References
- “ніхто” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nikъto.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ніхто́ • (nixtó) m
Usage notes
- With prepositions, ніхто́ (nixtó) is split into ні (ni) and хто (xto), with the preposition in between: ні про ко́го (ni pro kóho, “about nobody”), ні до ко́го (ni do kóho, “to nobody”), ні під ким (ni pid kym, “under nobody”) and so on.
Declension
Declension of ніхто́ (sg-only)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ніхто”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka