низ

See also: низ-

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:

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• Rhymes: -is

Noun

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

1. bottom, lower part

Declension

Declension of низ (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
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	ни́зу nízu
locative	низу́ nizú

Related terms

• вниз (vniz)
• низи́на (nizína)
• ни́зкий (nízkij)
• низово́й (nizovój)
• ни́жний (nížnij)
• сни́зу (snízu)

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 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 (Latin spelling nȋz)

1. array, sequence, series
2. row
3. string
4. large number of, host of, a number of (+ genitive case)
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:

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Noun

низ • (nyz) m 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

• вниз (vnyz), уни́з (unýz)
• внизу́ (vnyzú), унизу́ (unyzú)
• дони́зу (donýzu)
• зни́зу (znýzu)

 

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)