-ní

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Czech

Etymology 1

Related to -ný. See also Russian -ний (-nij).

Suffix

-ní (adjective-forming suffix)

  1. -ian, -al, -an ("of" or "relating to"; used to derive adjectives from nouns)
    obec (municipality) + ‎-ní → ‎obecní (municipal)
Declension
Declension of -ní (soft)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative -ní -ní -ní
genitive -ního -ní -ního
dative -nímu -ní -nímu
accusative -ního -ní -ní -ní
locative -ním -ní -ním
instrumental -ním -ní -ním
plural
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative -ní -ní -ní
genitive -ních
dative -ním
accusative -ní -ní
locative -ních
instrumental -ními
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-nьje.

Suffix

-ní n (noun-forming suffix)

  1. used to derive nouns from verbs
    brát (take) + ‎-ní → ‎braní (taking)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • -ní in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Stem

-ní

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
NEU -NIID (desire)