нѣкꙑи

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From нѣ- (ně-) + кꙑи (kyj, which).

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈneːkɯjɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈnʲeːkɯjɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈnʲeːkɯj/
  • Hyphenation: нѣ‧кꙑ‧и

Determiner

нѣкꙑи (někyj)

  1. a certain; some kind of
    • 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik, page 1:
      [Слово] нѣкоѥг[о] [калꙋ]г[е]ра· о чь[тѥнии кн]игъ⁖
      [Slovo] někojeg[o] [kalu]g[e]ra· o čĭ[tjenij kn]igŭ⁖
      The speech of a certain monk on the reading of books.

Declension

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: нѣ́кїй (ně́kij)
  • Russian: не́кий (nékij)

References

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