вниз
Russian
Etymology
в- (v-) + низ (niz)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vnʲis]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -is
Adverb
вниз • (vniz)
- downwards
- downstairs (direction)
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- уни́з (unýz)
Etymology
в- (v-) + низ (nyz)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wnɪz]
Audio (file)
Adverb
вниз • (vnyz)
- down, downwards
- Не диві́ться вниз! ― Ne dyvítʹsja vnyz! ― Don't look down!
Usage notes
- The forms вниз (vnyz) (used after vowels) and уни́з (unýz) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вниз”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “вниз”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)