niski

== Lower Sorbian == === Alternative forms === nizki === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnʲiskʲi] === Adjective === niski (comparative nišy, superlative nejnišy, derived adverb nisko) low Antonym: wusoki ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Starosta, Manfred (1999), “niski”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag == Northern Sami == === Etymology === From Finnish niska (“nape”). === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnisːkiː/ === Noun === niski nape (of the neck) the place from which rapids in a river start ==== Inflection ==== ==== Further reading ==== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland == Old Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nízъkъ. First attested in the 14th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /niːskiː/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /niski/ === Adjective === niski (comparative niższy, superlative naniższy, derived adverb nisko) (attested in Lesser Poland) low, short (situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty) (attested in Lesser Poland) short (of comparatively small height) (attested in Masovia) low (occupying not a high position in a hierarchy; not important; not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality) inclined towards something; susceptible (in the comparative, of text, attested in Lesser Poland, Sieradz-Łęczyca) below; following ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Polish: niski Silesian: niski === References === Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “niski”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN Mańczak, Witold (2017), “niski”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “niski”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish) B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “niski”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN == Polish == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Polish niski. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -iski Syllabification: nis‧ki ==== Adjective ==== niski (comparative niższy, superlative najniższy, derived adverb nisko) low, short (situated close to, or even below, the ground; not high or lofty) Antonym: wysoki short (of comparatively small height) Antonym: wysoki low (situated close to some reference plane) Antonym: wysoki low (small, not high in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc.) Antonym: wysoki low (considered worse than other similar things) Antonym: wysoki low (of little value or morally bad) Antonym: wysoki low (holding a not high position in a hierarchy) Antonym: wysoki low (grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations) Synonym: gruby Antonym: wysoki low (not complicated) (obsolete) low (humble) (Middle Polish, usually in the comparative) below; following Synonym: następujący ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== nizki (pre-reform orthography (1936)) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Trivia ==== According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), niski is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 32 times in scientific texts, 12 times in news, 26 times in essays, 14 times in fiction, and 4 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 88 times, making it the 724th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words. === Etymology 2 === From Nisko +‎ -i. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɲis.ki/ Rhymes: -iski Syllabification: nis‧ki ==== Adjective ==== niski (not comparable, no derived adverb) (relational, archaic) Nisko (of or relating to the region Nisko, especially the county) Synonym: (more common) niżański ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === niski in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN niższy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN niski in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “niski”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] “NISKI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 09.03.2011 Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “niski”, in Słownik języka polskiego Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “nizki”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “niski”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “nizki”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “niski”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 396 niski in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Silesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish niski. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲis.ki/ Rhymes: -iski Syllabification: nis‧ki === Adjective === niski (comparative niższy, superlative nojniższy, derived adverb nisko) low, short (situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty) short (of comparatively small height) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === niski in dykcjonorz.eu niski in silling.org Aleksandra Wencel (2023), “niski”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 461 == Upper Sorbian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniski/ Rhymes: -iski Hyphenation: ni‧s‧ki Syllabification: nis‧ki === Adjective === niski (comparative niši, superlative najniši, absolute superlative nanajniši, excessive přeniski, derived adverb nisko) low (low in height) Antonym: wysoki low (that extends or drags along the ground or that rises just above the ground) ==== Declension ==== === References === “niski” in Soblex