низ
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nis]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nizъ. Synchronically, a resultant noun of ни́жа (níža, “to thread”).
Noun
низ • (niz) m
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | низ niz |
ни́зове nízove |
definite (subject form) |
ни́зът nízǎt |
ни́зовете nízovete |
definite (object form) |
ни́за níza | |
count form | — | ни́за níza |
Alternative forms
- ни́за f (níza)
Derived terms
References
- “низ (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “низ (1)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “низъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 272
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *niz.
Preposition
низ • (niz) (dialectal)
- nether, downwards
- низ склона ― niz sklona ― down the slope, downhill
- down through, down via
- низ долината ― niz dolinata ― down through the valley
Derived terms
- вниз (vniz)
- сниз (sniz)
References
- “низ (предл.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “низ (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “низъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][2] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 272
- “низъ¹”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Ingush
Noun
низ • (niz)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nis]
Preposition
низ • (niz)
- through
- Ќе се протнеме низ грмушките.
- We'll squeeze through the bushes.
- Ќе се протнеме низ грмушките.
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 • (niz) m inan (genitive ни́за, nominative plural низы́, genitive plural низо́в)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ни́з níz |
низы́ nizý |
genitive | ни́за níza |
низо́в nizóv |
dative | ни́зу nízu |
низа́м nizám |
accusative | ни́з níz |
низы́ nizý |
instrumental | ни́зом nízom |
низа́ми nizámi |
prepositional | ни́зе níze |
низа́х nizáx |
partitive | ни́зу1 nízu1 |
|
locative | низу́ nizú |
1 Only in the expressions до са́мого ни́зу (do sámovo nízu, “to the very bottom”) and с са́мого ни́зу (s sámovo nízu, “from the very bottom”).
Related terms
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)
- down, along (in a constant direction with or opposite another; = ду̏ж, у̏здӯж, по̏крај)
- низ обалу ― down/along the shore
- низ улицу ― down the street
- сићи/силазити низ степенице ― to go downstairs
- ићи низ воду ― to go downstream
Noun
ни̑з m inan (Latin spelling nȋz)
- array, sequence, series
- row
- string
- large number of, host of, a number of [with genitive]
- (mathematics) series, progression
Declension
singular | plural | |
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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 • (nyz) m inan (genitive ни́зу, nominative plural низи́, genitive plural низі́в)
- bottom, lower part
- lowland, low terrain
- lower reaches (of a river)
- (plural only) the masses
- (plural only) low sounds, lower register (e.g. of one's voice)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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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
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “низ”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2019), “низ”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (на́ступ – о́бміль), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “низ”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “низ”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “низ”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “низ”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “низ”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)