висок

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vysokъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

висо́к (visók) (adverb висо́ко)

  1. high, tall, lofty, towering, elevated
  2. high, high-pitched (of a sound)
  3. loud (of a sound)
  4. eminent, distinguished

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vysokъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

висок (visok) (comparative повисок, superlative највисок, diminutive височок, abstract noun височина or височество)

  1. tall
    Antonym: ни́зок (nízok)
  2. high, high-altitude
  3. lofty, elevated
  4. high-ranking
  5. high, great, intense
  6. high-pitched

Declension

Declension of висок
positive masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite висок (visok) висока (visoka) високо (visoko) високи (visoki)
definite unspecified високиот (visokiot) високата (visokata) високото (visokoto) високите (visokite)
definite proximal високиов (visokiov) високава (visokava) високово (visokovo) високиве (visokive)
definite distal високион (visokion) високана (visokana) високоно (visokono) високине (visokine)
comparative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite повисок (povisok) повисока (povisoka) повисоко (povisoko) повисоки (povisoki)
definite unspecified повисокиот (povisokiot) повисоката (povisokata) повисокото (povisokoto) повисоките (povisokite)
definite proximal повисокиов (povisokiov) повисокава (povisokava) повисоково (povisokovo) повисокиве (povisokive)
definite distal повисокион (povisokion) повисокана (povisokana) повисоконо (povisokono) повисокине (povisokine)
superlative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite највисок (najvisok) највисока (najvisoka) највисоко (najvisoko) највисоки (najvisoki)
definite unspecified највисокиот (najvisokiot) највисоката (najvisokata) највисокото (najvisokoto) највисоките (najvisokite)
definite proximal највисокиов (najvisokiov) највисокава (najvisokava) највисоково (najvisokovo) највисокиве (najvisokive)
definite distal највисокион (najvisokion) највисокана (najvisokana) највисоконо (najvisokono) највисокине (najvisokine)

Noun

висок (visokm

  1. plumb bob, plummet

Declension

Declension of висок
singular plural
indefinite висок (visok) висоци (visoci)
definite unspecified високот (visokot) висоците (visocite)
definite proximal високов (visokov) висоциве (visocive)
definite distal високон (visokon) висоцине (visocine)
vocative високу (visoku) висоци (visoci)
count form висока (visoka)

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, from висе́ть (visétʹ, to hang) +‎ -о́к (-ók); original meaning (still found dialectally) "hair hanging at the temples". Compare Belarusian виска́та (viskáta, slovenly woman with disheveled hair).

Pronunciation

Noun

висо́к (visókm inan (genitive виска́, nominative plural виски́, genitive plural виско́в, relational adjective висо́чный)

  1. (anatomy) temple

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “висок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vysokъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋǐsok/
  • Hyphenation: ви‧сок

Adjective

вѝсок (Latin spelling vìsok, definite вѝсокӣ, comparative ви̏шӣ)

  1. high, tall
    Ускоро ћеш бити висок као и твој тата. — Soon you'll be as tall as your father.
  2. elevated
  3. raised
  4. loft

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vysokъ

Pronunciation

Noun

висо́к (vysókm inan (genitive виска́, nominative plural виски́, genitive plural вискі́в)

  1. (anatomy) temple

Declension

References