niski

See also: níski

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ.

Adjective

niski (comparative nišy, superlative nejnišy, adverb nisko)

  1. low

Declension
Declension of niski
Masculine singular Feminine singular Neuter singular Dual Plural
Nominative niski niska niske niskej niske
Genitive niskego niskeje niskego niskeju niskich
Dative niskemu niskej niskemu niskima niskim
Accusative niski
niskego (animate)		 nisku niske niskej
niskeju (animate)		 niske
niskich (optional animate form)
Instrumental niskim niskeju niskim niskima niskimi
Locative niskem niskej niskem niskima niskich

Antonyms

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Finnish niska (“nape”).

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnisːkiː/

Noun

niski

  1. nape (of the neck)
  2. the place from which rapids in a river start

Inflection
Even i-stem, sk-skk gradation
Nominative niski
Genitive niskki
niskkẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative niski niskkit
Accusative niskki niskkiid
Genitive niskki
niskkẹ		 niskkiid
Illative niskái niskkiide
Locative niskkis niskkiin
Comitative niskkiin niskkiiguin
Essive niskin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person niskán niskáme niskámet
2nd person niskát niskáde niskádet
3rd person niskis niskiska niskiset

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɲis.ki/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iski
  • Syllabification: nis‧ki

Adjective

niski (comparative niższy, superlative najniższy, adverb nisko)

  1. low
    Antonym: wysoki
  2. short (of height)
    Antonym: wysoki
  3. deep (of sounds)
    Antonym: wysoki

Declension
Declension of niski
case singular plural
masculine personal/animate masculine inanimate neuter feminine virile nonvirile
nominative, vocative niski niskie niska niscy niskie
genitive niskiego niskiej niskich
dative niskiemu niskim
accusative niskiego niski niskie niską niskich niskie
instrumental niskim niskimi
locative niskiej niskich

Derived terms
adjectives
noun

Further reading
  • niski in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • niski in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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