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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizati. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ни́зати (1sg. ни̑же̄м), Slovene nízati (tonal orthography) (1sg. nȋžem, nȋzam (tonal orthography)), Bulgarian ни́жа (níža), Church Slavonic низати (nizati), Polish nanizać, Lower Sorbian nizaś. Related to Proto-Slavic *nьziti; compare Russian вонзи́ть (vonzítʹ), пронзи́ть (pronzítʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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низа́ть (nizátʹimpf (perfective наниза́ть)

  1. to string [with accusative ‘beads, mushrooms, etc.’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘onto something’]
  2. to string [with accusative ‘a necklace, fringe, etc.’ and из (iz, + genitive) ‘with something’]
  3. to decorate by stringing [with accusative ‘something’ and instrumental ‘with something’]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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