herunterwärts

German

Etymology

herunter +‎ -wärts

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛˈʁʊntɐˌvɛʁt͡s/
• Hyphenation: he‧r‧un‧ter‧wärts

Adverb

herunterwärts

1. downwards (towards speaker)
   • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Ezekiel 8:2 (with KJV translation)

     Und siehe, ich sah, daß es von seinen Lenden herunterwärts war gleichwie Feuer; aber oben über seinen Lenden war es lichthell;

     Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.