німий

Ukrainian

From Old East Slavic нѣмъ (němŭ), from Proto-Slavic *němъ. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mem- (to mumble) or *nē-mn- (to not speak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲiˈmɪi̯]

Adjective

німи́й (nimýj) (not comparable)

  1. mute

Declension

References

  • Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (2003), німий”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume IV, Kiev: Naukova Dumka, page 100
  • Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), німий”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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