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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nikъto. By surface analysis, ні (ni) + хто (xto). Cognates include Ukrainian ніхто́ (nixtó), Russian никто́ (niktó) and Polish nikt.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ніхто́ • (nixtó) m
- nobody, no one
- (in negative sentences) anybody, anyone
Declension
Declension of ніхто́ (sg-only)
Antonyms
See also
References
- “ніхто” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nikъto.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ніхто́ • (nixtó) m
- nobody, no one
- (in questions and negative sentences) anybody, anyone
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