nikt

See also: nīkt

Polish

Etymology

Blend of ni (“no”) +‎ kto (“one”). From Proto-Slavic *nikъto < Proto-Indo-European *néy + *kʷos + *to. Cognate to Czech nikdo, Slovak nikto, Russian никто́ (niktó), etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲikt/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ikt
Syllabification: nikt

Pronoun

nikt

no one, nobody

Declension

Declension of nikt

	singular
nominative	nikt
genitive	nikogo
dative	nikomu
accusative	nikogo
instrumental	nikim
locative	nikim
vocative	nikt

Related terms

ktoś

Further reading

nikt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
nikt in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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