вниз

Russian

Etymology

в- (v-) +‎ низ (niz)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vnʲis]

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• Rhymes: -is

Adverb

вниз • (vniz)

1. downwards
2. downstairs (direction)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• уни́з (unýz)

Etymology

в- (v-) +‎ низ (nyz)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wnɪz]

• Audio

  (file)

Adverb

вниз • (vnyz)

1. 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 [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)