Macedonian

Preposition

низ • ‎(niz)

1. through

   Ќе се протнеме низ грмушките.

   We'll squeeze through the bushes.

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲis]

Noun

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

1. bottom, lower part

Declension

Related terms

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

Serbo-Croatian

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)

1. (with accusative) down, along

   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. (with genitive) large number of, host of, a number of
5. (mathematics) series, progression

Declension