niederwärts

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German

Etymology

nieder +‎ -wärts

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːdɐˌvɛʁt͡s/
  • Hyphenation: nie‧der‧wärts

Adverb

niederwärts

  1. downwards
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Micah 1:3-4 (with KJV translation)
      Denn siehe, der HERR wird ausgehen aus seinem Ort und herabfahren und treten auf die Höhen im Lande, daß die Berge unter ihm schmelzen und die Täler reißend werden, gleichwie Wachs vor dem Feuer zerschmilzt, wie die Wasser, so niederwärts fließen.
      For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth, and the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.

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