никой

Bulgarian

Etymology

ни (ni) +‎ кой (koj)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnikoj]

Pronoun

ни́кой • (níkoj)

nobody (as a pronoun)
not one (as a pronominal adjective)

Usage notes

The accusative, dative and prepositional forms are used only when ни́кой is on its own (not in front of a noun) and refers to a person. The dative form is dated and is replaced by на (na) + the prepositional form (На ни́кого да благодаря). In informal Bulgarian the nominative form is often used instead of the accusative and prepositional ones (Ни́кой питаш, с ни́кой разговарям). This usage is not considered standard.

Declension

Declension of ни́кой

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	ни́кой níkoj	ни́коя níkoja	ни́кое níkoe	ни́кои níkoi
accusative	ни́кого níkogo
dative	ни́кому¹ níkomu¹

¹Archaic.

References

никой in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
никой in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Russian

Etymology

ни (ni) +‎ кой (koj)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nʲɪˈkoj]

Determiner

никой • (nikoj)

(archaic, literary) not any, no
Synonym: никако́й (nikakój)

Antonym: кой (koj)

нико́им о́бразом ― nikóim óbrazom ― in no way

Usage notes

Now only found in a few set phrases and expressions.

Declension

Declension of нико́й

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		нико́й nikój	нико́е nikóje	нико́я nikója	нико́и nikói
genitive		нико́его nikójevo		нико́ей nikójej	нико́их nikóix
dative		нико́ему nikójemu		нико́ей nikójej	нико́им nikóim
accusative	animate	нико́его nikójevo	нико́е nikóje	нико́ю nikóju	нико́их nikóix
accusative	inanimate	нико́й nikój	нико́е nikóje	нико́ю nikóju	нико́и nikói
instrumental		нико́им nikóim		нико́ей, нико́ею nikójej, nikójeju	нико́ими nikóimi
prepositional		нико́ем nikójem		нико́ей nikójej	нико́их nikóix

Pre-reform declension of нико́й

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		нико́й nikój	нико́е nikóje	нико́я nikója	нико́и nikói
genitive		нико́его nikójevo		нико́ей nikójej	нико́ихъ nikóix
dative		нико́ему nikójemu		нико́ей nikójej	нико́имъ nikóim
accusative	animate	нико́его nikójevo	нико́е nikóje	нико́ю nikóju	нико́ихъ nikóix
accusative	inanimate	нико́й nikój	нико́е nikóje	нико́ю nikóju	нико́и nikói
instrumental		нико́имъ nikóim		нико́ей, нико́ею nikójej, nikójeju	нико́ими nikóimi
prepositional		нико́емъ nikójem		нико́ей nikójej	нико́ихъ nikóix

References

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “никой”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress\

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