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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nicь
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ni-h₃kʷo-, from *(h₁)ni- (“down”), from *h₁én. Cognate with Sanskrit नीच (nīcá).
Adjective
*nicь
- lying face downwards
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *nicь (soft)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *nicь | *nica | *nice |
| Accusative | *nicь | *nicǫ | *nice |
| Genitive | *nica | *nicę | *nica |
| Locative | *nici | *nici | *nici |
| Dative | *nicu | *nici | *nicu |
| Instrumental | *nicemь | *nicejǫ | *nicemь |
| Vocative | *niče | *nice | *nice |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *nica | *nici | *nici |
| Accusative | *nica | *nici | *nici |
| Genitive | *nicu | *nicu | *nicu |
| Locative | *nicu | *nicu | *nicu |
| Dative | *nicema | *nicama | *nicema |
| Instrumental | *nicema | *nicama | *nicema |
| Vocative | *nica | *nici | *nici |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *nici | *nicę | *nica |
| Accusative | *nicę | *nicę | *nica |
| Genitive | *nicь | *nicь | *nicь |
| Locative | *nicixъ | *nicaxъ | *nicixъ |
| Dative | *nicemъ | *nicamъ | *nicemъ |
| Instrumental | *nici | *nicami | *nici |
| Vocative | *nici | *nicę | *nica |
Definite declension of *nicь (soft)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *nicьjь | *nicaja | *niceje |
| Accusative | *nicьjь | *nicǫjǫ | *niceje |
| Genitive | *nicajego | *nicęję | *nicajego |
| Locative | *nicijemь | *niciji | *nicijemь |
| Dative | *nicujemu | *niciji | *nicujemu |
| Instrumental | *nicijimi | *nicǫjǫ | *nicijimi |
| Vocative | *nicьjь | *nicaja | *niceje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *nicaja | *niciji | *niciji |
| Accusative | *nicaja | *niciji | *niciji |
| Genitive | *nicuju | *nicuju | *nicuju |
| Locative | *nicuju | *nicuju | *nicuju |
| Dative | *nicijima | *nicijima | *nicijima |
| Instrumental | *nicijima | *nicijima | *nicijima |
| Vocative | *nicaja | *niciji | *niciji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *niciji | *nicęję | *nicaja |
| Accusative | *nicęję | *nicęję | *nicaja |
| Genitive | *nicьjixъ | *nicьjixъ | *nicьjixъ |
| Locative | *nicijixъ | *nicijixъ | *nicijixъ |
| Dative | *nicijimъ | *nicijimъ | *nicijimъ |
| Instrumental | *nicijimi | *nicijimi | *nicijimi |
| Vocative | *niciji | *nicęję | *nicaja |
Descendants
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*nicь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “ниц”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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