ничком

Russian

Etymology

From ниц (nic), ни́кнуть (níknutʹ). Cognates include Ukrainian ни́шком (nýškom), Bulgarian ни́чком (níčkom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪt͡ɕˈkom]

Adverb

ничко́м • (ničkóm)

  1. prone, face down
    лежа́ть ничко́м ― ležátʹ ničkóm ― to lie prone
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