Parts of speech
Nouns |
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близькість gen. близькості - nearness, closeness |
Adjectives |
близький - near, close |
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близе(се)нький - (very) near, close (dimininutive) ближчий - nearer, closer (comparative) |
Adverbs |
близько - (it's) near, close by |
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поблизу - nearby, not far близе(се)нько (it's) very near (diminutive) ближче - (it's) nearer, closer |
Verbs |
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ближчати - to draw nearer |
Useful compounds |
близький друг - a close friend близькі родичі - close family, relatives Близький Схід - the Near East |
Additional information
1. the stem близьк- derives from the Old Slavonic близъ(къ) which, in turn, originates from the Indo-Euopean for 'to press, squeeze'; etymologists relate the word to the Latin fligere (to beat) and the French presser (to press, squeeze) and près (near).
Related words
ближній - a neighbour (as in 'love thy neighbour')
близнюк, близня, близнятко - twin
близнята - twins
приблизний - approximate