niski
See also: níski
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ.
Adjective
niski (comparative nišy, superlative nejnišy, adverb nisko)
- low
Declension
Declension of niski
| Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | niski | niska | niske | niskej | niske |
| Genitive | niskego | niskeje | niskego | niskeju | niskich |
| Dative | niskemu | niskej | niskemu | niskima | niskim |
| Accusative | niski niskego (animate) | nisku | niske | niskej niskeju (animate) | niske niskich (optional animate form) |
| Instrumental | niskim | niskeju | niskim | niskima | niskimi |
| Locative | niskem | niskej | niskem | niskima | niskich |
Antonyms
- wusoki
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Finnish niska (“nape”).
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnisːkiː/
Noun
niski
- nape (of the neck)
- the place from which rapids in a river start
Inflection
| Even i-stem, sk-skk gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | niski | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | niskki niskkẹ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | niski | niskkit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | niskki | niskkiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | niskki niskkẹ | niskkiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | niskái | niskkiide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | niskkis | niskkiin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | niskkiin | niskkiiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | niskin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲis.ki/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iski
- Syllabification: nis‧ki
Adjective
niski (comparative niższy, superlative najniższy, adverb nisko)
- low
- Antonym: wysoki
- short (of height)
- Antonym: wysoki
- deep (of sounds)
- Antonym: wysoki
Declension
Declension of niski
| case | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
| nominative, vocative | niski | niskie | niska | niscy | niskie | ||
| genitive | niskiego | niskiej | niskich | ||||
| dative | niskiemu | niskim | |||||
| accusative | niskiego | niski | niskie | niską | niskich | niskie | |
| instrumental | niskim | niskimi | |||||
| locative | niskiej | niskich | |||||
Further reading
- niski in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- niski in Polish dictionaries at PWN