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Ukrainian
Etymology 1
From ні (ni) + де (de). Cognate with Russian нигде́ (nigdé), Belarusian нідзе́ (nidzjé), Polish nigdzie.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ніде́ • (nidé)
- nowhere, not... anywhere
- Я ніде́ не був. ― Ja nidé ne buv. ― I haven't been anywhere.
Etymology 2
From ні́- (ní-) + де (de). Cognate with Russian не́где (négde), Belarusian не́дзе (njédzje).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ні́де • (níde)
- there is nowhere (to), there is no place (to) (+ infinitive)
- Synonym: нема́ де (nemá de)
- Ні́де сі́сти. ― Níde sísty. ― There is nowhere to sit.
- Мені́ ні́де сі́сти. ― Mení níde sísty. ― There is nowhere for me to sit.
- Їм ні́де було́ спа́ти. ― Jim níde buló spáty. ― There was nowhere for them to sleep.
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ніде”, 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), “ніде”, 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
- “ніде”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)