nicí

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech nicí, from Proto-Slavic *nicь.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nicí (adverb nice)

  1. (obsolete) facing downwards
    Chodila shrbena, skrčena a nicí. ― She used to walk hunched, crouched and facing downwards.
    Rostlina vytváří pětičetné, souměrné, vonné, nicí květy. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of nicí (soft)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative nicí nicí nicí
genitive nicího nicí nicího
dative nicímu nicí nicímu
accusative nicího nicí nicí nicí
locative nicím nicí nicím
instrumental nicím nicí nicím
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative nicí nicí nicí
genitive nicích
dative nicím
accusative nicí nicí
locative nicích
instrumental nicími

Further reading

  • “nicí”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “nicí”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “nicí”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nicь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɲit͡siː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɲit͡siː/

Adjective

nicí (short form nic)

  1. facing downwards
    nicie dlan/ruka ― palm of the hand
    • 15th century, Alexandreida, zlomek svatovítský:
      postavú smutného lícě
      ležeta přěd vozem nicě
      mluviece k ňemu s pokorú
      vzdvihše k ňemu hlavy vzhóru
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of nicí (soft)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative nicí nicie nicie
genitive nicieho nicie nicieho
dative niciemu nicí, niciej niciemu
accusative nicieho, nicí nicú nicie
locative niciem nicí, niciej niciem
instrumental nicím nicú nicím
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative nicie nicí, niciej
genitive nicú
dative nicíma
accusative nicie nicí, niciej
locative nicú
instrumental nicíma
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative nicí nicie nicie
genitive nicích
dative nicím
accusative nicie nicie
locative nicích
instrumental nicími

Descendants

  • Czech: nicí

Further reading

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