Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Russian подно́жие (podnóžije). Morphologically, from під- (pid-) +‎ нога́ (nohá) +‎ (-ja).

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʲidʲˈnʲiʒʲːɐ]
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Noun

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підні́жжя (pidnížžjan inan (genitive підні́жжя, nominative plural підні́жжя, genitive plural підні́ж)

  1. (figurative) foot, lower part
  2. pedestal
  3. stand (support for an object)
  4. (rare) footboard

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