nož

See also: noz, nōz, nóż, and nôž

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔʃ/

Noun

nož m inan

1. knife

Declension

Declension of nož

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	nož	noža	nože
Genitive	noža	nožowu	nožow
Dative	nožoju	nožoma	nožam
Accusative	nož	noža	nože
Instrumental	nožom	nožoma	nožami
Locative	nožu	nožoma	nožach

Derived terms

• nožyce pl (“scissors”)

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “nož”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “nož”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nôːʒ/

Noun

nȏž m (Cyrillic spelling но̑ж)

1. knife

   Synonym: pošada

   Nož, vilica i žlica dio su pribora za jelo. ― Knife, fork and spoon are part of the cutlery.

2. blade

Declension

Declension of nož

	singular	plural
nominative	nȏž	nóževi
genitive	nóža	noževa
dative	nožu	noževima
accusative	nož	noževe
vocative	nȏžu	noževi
locative	nožu	noževima
instrumental	nožem	noževima

Further reading

• “nož”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nožь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ́ʃ/

• Audio:

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Noun

nȍž m inan

1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	nòž
gen. sing.	nôža
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	nòž	nôža	nôži
genitive (rodȋlnik)	nôža	nôžev	nôžev
dative (dajȃlnik)	nôžu	nôžema	nôžem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	nòž	nôža	nôže
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	nôžu	nôžih	nôžih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	nôžem	nôžema	nôži

Further reading

• “nož”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024