ніж

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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)

  1. than
    Synonym: чым (čym)
    лепш по́зна, ніж ніко́ліljepš pózna, niž nikólibetter late than never

References

  • ніж” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Noun

ніж (nižm inan (genitive ножа́, nominative plural ножі́, genitive plural ножі́в, relational adjective ножови́й)

  1. knife
Declension

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).

Alternative forms

Conjunction

ніж (niž)

  1. 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)

  1. second-person singular imperative of ні́жити impf (nížyty)

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