Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Univerbation of з (z) +‎ ве́рху (vérxu), genitive of верх (verx). Compare Russian све́рху (svérxu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzʋɛrxʊ]
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Adverb

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зве́рху (zvérxu)

  1. from above
    Synonym: згори́ (zhorý)
    Antonym: зни́зу (znýzu)
    зве́рху дони́зуzvérxu donýzufrom top to bottom
  2. on top

Derived terms

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Preposition

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зве́рху (zvérxu) [with genitive] (colloquial)

  1. above, over
  2. atop, on top of

References

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  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2014), “зверху”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (з – зв'я́нути), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 776

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