низ

See also: низ-

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nis]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъ. Synchronically, a resultant noun of ни́жа (níža, to thread).

Noun

низ • (nizm

  1. string, thread
  2. series, array
Declension
Declension of низ
singular plural
indefinite низ
niz
ни́зове
nízove
definite
(subject form)
ни́зът
nízǎt
ни́зовете
nízovete
definite
(object form)
ни́за
níza
count form ни́за
níza
Alternative forms
Derived terms
nouns
  • изни́з (izníz) (dialectal)
  • на́низ (nániz)
  • обни́з (obníz)
  • о́тниз (ótniz)
  • прони́зка (pronízka) (dialectal)

References

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *niz.

Preposition

низ • (niz) (dialectal)

  1. nether, downwards
    низ склонаniz sklonadown the slope, downhill
  2. down through, down via
    низ долинатаniz dolinatadown through the valley
Derived terms
compound forms
adverbs
adjectives

References

Ingush

Noun

низ • (niz)

  1. force, strength

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nis]

Preposition

низ • (niz)

  1. through
    Ќе се протнеме низ грмушките.
    We'll squeeze through the bushes.

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъ, from Proto-Indo-European *nei-ǵʰ-? (Derksen) or *ni- (down).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲis]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun

низ • (nizm inan (genitive ни́за, nominative plural низы́, genitive plural низо́в)

  1. bottom, lower part

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъ, from Proto-Indo-European *nei-ǵʰ-? (Derksen) or *ni- (down).

Pronunciation

  • (noun) IPA(key): /nîːz/
  • (preposition) IPA(key): /nîz/

Preposition

ни̏з (Latin spelling nȉz) (+ accusative case)

  1. down, along (in a constant direction with or opposite another; = ду̏ж, у̏здӯж, по̏крај)
    низ обалуdown/along the shore
    низ улицуdown the street
    сићи/силазити низ степеницеto go downstairs
    ићи низ водуto go downstream

Noun

ни̑з m inan (Latin spelling nȋz)

  1. array, sequence, series
  2. row
  3. string
  4. large number of, host of, a number of [with genitive]
  5. (mathematics) series, progression

Declension

Declension of низ
singular plural
nominative ни̑з ни́зови
genitive низа низова
dative низу низовима
accusative низ низове
vocative низе низови
locative низу низовима
instrumental низом низовима

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɪz]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

низ • (nyzm inan (genitive ни́зу, nominative plural низи́, genitive plural низі́в)

  1. bottom, lower part
    Synonym: діл (dil)
    Antonym: верх (verx)
  2. lowland, low terrain
  3. lower reaches (of a river)
  4. (plural only) the masses
  5. (plural only) low sounds, lower register (e.g. of one's voice)

Declension

Declension of низ
(inan hard masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative низ
nyz
низи́
nyzý
genitive ни́зу
nýzu
низі́в
nyzív
dative ни́зові, ни́зу
nýzovi, nýzu
низа́м
nyzám
accusative низ
nyz
низи́
nyzý
instrumental ни́зом
nýzom
низа́ми
nyzámy
locative низу́
nyzú
низа́х
nyzáx
vocative ни́зе
nýze
низи́
nyzý

Derived terms

Further reading