низ

Preposition

низ • (niz)

1. through

   Ќе се протнеме низ грмушките.

   We'll squeeze through the bushes.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲis]

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Noun

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

1. bottom, lower part

Etymology

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