ниць

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nĩcь.

Adjective

ниць • (nicĭ)

bent down to the ground
- from Vita Constantini:
  и тако падъ ниць поклонитъ сѧ б҃оу·
  i tako padŭ nicĭ poklonitŭ sę b:u·
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Descendants

⇒ Serbo-Croatian: ничице

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ниць (nicĭ), from Proto-Slavic *nicь.

Adverb

ниць • (nycʹ)

(lying) on one's face or stomach
- Корній нічого не чув і лежав, упавши обличчям ниць на стіл, мов мертвий.
  Kornij ničoho ne čuv i ležav, upavšy oblyččjam nycʹ na stil, mov mertvyj.
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Derived terms

ни́ций (nýcyj)

Related terms

ни́кнути (nýknuty)

References

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ниць”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
“ниць”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)

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