книш
Ukrainian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Ancient Greek κνῖσα (knîsa) (whence Greek τσίκνα (tsíkna)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [knɪʃ]
Noun
книш • (knyš) m inan (genitive книша́, nominative plural книші́, genitive plural книші́в, diminutive кни́шик)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | книш knyš |
книші́ knyší |
| genitive | книша́ knyšá |
книші́в knyšív |
| dative | книше́ві, книшу́ knyšévi, knyšú |
книша́м knyšám |
| accusative | книш knyš |
книші́ knyší |
| instrumental | книше́м knyšém |
книша́ми knyšámy |
| locative | книшу́, книші́ knyšú, knyší |
книша́х knyšáx |
| vocative | кни́шу knýšu |
книші́ knyší |
Descendants
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “книш”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “книш”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “книш”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “книш”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN