köken: Borrowed from Ukrainian нікче́мний (nikčémnyj) in late 19th or early 20th century, from Old Ruthenian никче́мный (nikčémnyj), possibly from Old Polish nikczemny. By surface analysis, ни (ni) + к (k) + чему́ (čemú) + -ный (-nyj).
çekim: karşılaştırma błahszy · üstünlük najbłahszy
eş: bagatelny, banalny, drobny, mało znaczący, nic nieznaczący, nieistotny
zıt: istotny, niebagatelny
köken: Borrowed from Belarusian благі́ (blahí) or from Ukrainian благий (blahyj), from Old Church Slavonic благъ (blagŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bolgъ. Doublet of błogi (“blissful”).
weak, delicate (unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain) · weak, feeble, frail, faint (lacking in force, strength or ability) · weak, slight, meager (lacking in taste, potency or severity)
çekim: karşılaştırma heikompi · üstünlük heikoin
zıt: vahva, tukeva, luja, vankka, kova, terve
köken: Unknown. Related to Ingrian heikko, Kukkuzi heikko and probably Veps heikembāńe (“weaker”) (South Veps), although such a word is barely attested. Compare also dialectal Estonian äigima (“to die down, subside, weaken”), dialectal Võro heik (“vain”).
light, not heavy · easy to digest · quick, swift, fleet, nimble, rapid
çekim: karşılaştırma levior · üstünlük levissimus
zıt: gravis, lentus
köken: From Proto-Italic *leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus, from *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight”). The original PIE u-stem adjective was remade into a Latin i-stem, perhaps due to contamination from brevis (“short”), though De Vaan suggests that such a development is typical for Latin regardless Influence from brevis may also explain the lack of a nasal in the Latin term, though De Vaan provides a…