нож

нож

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [noʂ]

Noun

нож • (nož) m inan (genitive нажа́, nominative plural нажы́, genitive plural нажо́ў)

1. knife
2. blade

Declension

Declension of нож (inan hard masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	нож nož	нажы́ nažý
genitive	нажа́ nažá	нажо́ў nažóŭ
dative	нажу́ nažú	нажа́м nažám
accusative	нож nož	нажы́ nažý
instrumental	нажо́м nažóm	нажа́мі nažámi
locative	нажы́ nažý	нажа́х nažáx
count form	—	нажы́1 nažý1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “нож” in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɔʃ]

Noun

нож • (nož) m (diminutive но́жче or ножле́ or ноже́)

1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

Declension

Declension of нож

	singular	plural
indefinite	нож nož	ножо́ве, ноже́ве1 nožóve, nožéve1
definite (subject form)	но́жът nóžǎt	ножо́вете, ноже́вете1 nožóvete, nožévete1
definite (object form)	но́жа nóža
count form	—	но́жа nóža
vocative form	но́же nóže	ножо́ве, ноже́ве1 nožóve, nožéve1

¹Dialectal.

Derived terms

• ножа́р (nožár, “knife-maker”)
  • ножа́рство (nožárstvo, “knife-making”)
• но́жница (nóžnica, “scabbard, sheath”)
• но́жица (nóžica, “scissors”)
• ножо́вка (nožóvka, “flip knife”)
• ножи́ще (nožíšte), ножа́га (nožága, “big knife”) (dialectal)
• ножа́к (nožák, “dagger”) (dialectal)

References

• нож in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• нож in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
• Georgiev V. I., Duridanov I., editor (1995), “нож”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 677

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɔʃ]

• Audio

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Noun

нож • (nož) m (diminutive ноже)

1. knife

Declension

Declension of нож

	singular	plural
indefinite	нож	ножеви
definite unspecified	ножот	ножевите
definite proximal	ножов	ножевиве
definite distal	ножон	ножевине
vocative	ножу	ножеви
count form	—	ножа

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Russian

Alternative forms

• ножъ (nož) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [noʂ]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

нож • (nož) m inan (genitive ножа́, nominative plural ножи́, genitive plural ноже́й, related adjective ножево́й, diminutive но́жик)

1. knife
2. blade

Declension

Declension of нож (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	но́ж nóž	ножи́ noží
genitive	ножа́ nožá	ноже́й nožéj
dative	ножу́ nožú	ножа́м nožám
accusative	но́ж nóž	ножи́ noží
instrumental	ножо́м nožóm	ножа́ми nožámi
prepositional	ноже́ nožé	ножа́х nožáx

Related terms

• ножевидный (noževidnyj)
• ножо́вый (nožóvyj)
• ножо́вка (nožóvka)
• но́жницы (nóžnicy)
• ножны (nožny)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Noun

но̑ж m (Latin spelling nȏž)

1. knife
2. blade

Declension

Declension of нож

	singular	plural
nominative	но̑ж	но́жеви
genitive	но́жа	ножева
dative	ножу	ножевима
accusative	нож	ножеве
vocative	но̑жу	ножеви
locative	ножу	ножевима
instrumental	ножем	ножевима