ніжити

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něžiti, from *něga. By surface analysis, нíга (níha) + -ити (-yty). Compare Russian не́жить (néžitʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲiʒete]
  • (file)

Verb

ні́жити • (nížyty) impf (perfective поні́жити) (transitive)

  1. to coddle, to pamper
  2. to caress, to cosset
    Synonym: голу́бити impf (holúbyty)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ні́ження n (nížennja)
  • ні́житися impf (nížytysja)
Prefixed verbs
  • розні́жувати impf (roznížuvaty), розні́жити pf (roznížyty)

Further reading

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