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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *neže. Cogntates include Polish niż, Ukrainian ніж (niž), Russian не́же (néže) (archaic).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ніж • (niž)
- than
- Synonym: чым (čym)
- лепш по́зна, ніж ніко́лі ― ljepš pózna, niž nikóli ― better late than never
References
- “ніж” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *nožь.
Noun
ніж • (niž) m inan (genitive ножа́, nominative plural ножі́, genitive plural ножі́в, relational adjective ножови́й)
- knife
Declension
Declension of ніж (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b і-о)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Ruthenian нижъ, нѣжъ, нежъ (niž, něž, než), all of which derive from either Proto-Slavic *ni že or *ne že, or both at the same time. Compare Czech než, Polish niż, Belarusian ніж (niž), (archaic) Russian не́же (néže), (archaic) Bulgarian не́же (néže), Old Church Slavonic неже (neže).
Conjunction
ніж • (niž)
- than
- Він зна́є украї́нську кра́ще, ніж росі́йську. ― Vin znáje ukrajínsʹku krášče, niž rosíjsʹku. ― He knows Ukrainian better than Russian.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ніж • (niž)
- second-person singular imperative of ні́жити impf (nížyty)
References