низък

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ни́сък (nísǎk)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nizъkъ. Morphologically formed from низ (niz, “nether”) +‎ -ък (-ǎk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnizɐk]

Adjective

ни́зък • (nízǎk) (adverb ни́зко)

1. low
2. despicable

Declension

Positive forms of ни́зък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	ни́зък nízǎk	ни́зка nízka	ни́зко nízko	ни́зки nízki
definite (subject form)	ни́зкият nízkijat	ни́зката nízkata	ни́зкото nízkoto	ни́зките nízkite
definite (object form)	ни́зкия nízkija

Comparative forms of ни́зък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-ни́зък pó-nízǎk	по́-ни́зка pó-nízka	по́-ни́зко pó-nízko	по́-ни́зки pó-nízki
definite (subject form)	по́-ни́зкият pó-nízkijat	по́-ни́зката pó-nízkata	по́-ни́зкото pó-nízkoto	по́-ни́зките pó-nízkite
definite (object form)	по́-ни́зкия pó-nízkija

Superlative forms of ни́зък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-ни́зък náj-nízǎk	на́й-ни́зка náj-nízka	на́й-ни́зко náj-nízko	на́й-ни́зки náj-nízki
definite (subject form)	на́й-ни́зкият náj-nízkijat	на́й-ни́зката náj-nízkata	на́й-ни́зкото náj-nízkoto	на́й-ни́зките náj-nízkite
definite (object form)	на́й-ни́зкия náj-nízkija

Related terms

• низ (niz, “through; nether, below”) (proposition)
• ни́зост (nízost, “low act/behavior”)
• низина́ (niziná, “nether land”)

References

• “низък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “низък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010