ниць
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nĩcь.
Adjective
ниць • (nicĭ)
- bent down to the ground
- from Vita Constantini:
- и тако падъ ниць поклонитъ сѧ б҃оу·
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- from Vita Constantini:
Descendants
- ⇒ Serbo-Croatian: ничице
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic ниць (nicĭ), from Proto-Slavic *nicь.
Adverb
ниць • (nycʹ)
- (lying) on one's face or stomach
- Корній нічого не чув і лежав, упавши обличчям ниць на стіл, мов мертвий.
- Kornij ničoho ne čuv i ležav, upavšy oblyččjam nycʹ na stil, mov mertvyj.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Derived terms
- ни́ций (nýcyj)
Related terms
- ни́кнути (nýknuty)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ниць”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “ниць”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)