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Russian
- нис- (nis-) — before voiceless consonants
- низо- (nizo-) — before some consonant clusters
Pronunciation
Prefix
низ- • (niz-)
- down, de-
- низ- (niz-) + ложи́ть(ся) (ložítʹ(sja), “to lie down”) → низложи́ть (nizložítʹ, “to depose, to dethrone”)
- низ- (niz-) + вести́ (vestí, “to bring”) → низвести́ (nizvestí, “to bring down”)
- низо- (nizo-) + -йти (-jti, “to go”) → низойти́ (nizojtí, “to descend, to go down”)
Derived terms
Category Russian terms prefixed with низ- not found