niekas

== Lithuanian == === Alternative forms === (colloquial) nieks === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *neikas, equivalent to nie- +‎ kas; compare Proto-Slavic *nikъto (“nobody”), *ničь, *ničьto (“nothing”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“no”) + *kʷos (“what”) with an additional element, perhaps *éy (“he, the”); see jis (“he”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬈𐬗𐬌𐬱 (naeciš), Ossetian ницы (nicy, “nothing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nʲiə.kɐs/ === Pronoun === niẽkas stress pattern 2 or 4 nobody; (with negation) anybody nothing; (with negation) anything Àš sù jai̇̃s neturiù niẽko beñdro. ― I don't have anything in common with them. Rė́žėsi į̇̃ ki̇̀tą automobi̇̀lį ir̃ nuvažiavo lýg niẽkur niẽko. ― He crashed into another car and drove on as if nothing happened. ==== Declension ==== === Noun === niekas nothing, trifle, triviality (an unsignificant or low-value thing) nobody, nonentity (insignificant, contemptible person) Ji̇̀s manè niekù lai̇̃ko. ― He thinks of me as a no-one. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === niekur, niekada, niekai, niekaip === References ===