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 quotation)

Descendants

⇒ Serbo-Croatian: ничице

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɪt͡sʲ]

Adverb

ниць • (nycʹ)

prostrate, prone, face-down, bowed down
- 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 quotation)

Derived terms

ни́ций (nýcyj)
ница́к m (nycák)
ницьма́ (nycʹmá)
ницюва́ти impf (nycjuváty)

ни́кнути impf (nýknuty)
ни́з (nýz)
ни́чко́м (nýčkóm)

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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