наи-
See also: най and нај-
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *naj-. From *na and particle *i.
Compare Ukrainian най- (naj-), Polish naj-, Serbo-Croatian naj-, Slovak naj-Slovene naj-, Czech nej-, Macedonian нај- (naj-), Bulgarian най- (naj-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nəɪ]
Prefix
наи- • (nai-)
- Prefix forming superlatives from comparative adjectives (or nonstandardly from positive adjectives).
- бо́льший (bólʹšij, “bigger, greater”) → наибо́льший (naibólʹšij, “the biggest, the greatest”)
- лу́чший (lúčšij, “better, the best”) → наилу́чший (nailúčšij, “the best”)
- хоро́ший (xoróšij, “good”) → (nonstandard) наихоро́ший (naixoróšij, “the best”)