уз
Adyghe
Pronunciation
- (Shapsug dialect) IPA(key): [wəz]
Declension
declension of уз
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
indefinite | узэ (wză) | узэхэ (wzăxă) |
nominative | узэр (wzăr) | узэхэр (wzăxăr) |
ergative | узэм (wzăm) | узэхэмэ (wzăxămă) |
instrumental | узэ(м)кӏэ (wză(m)č̣̍ă) | узэхэ(м)кӏэ (wzăxă(m)č̣̍ă) |
invertive | узыу (wzəw) | узэхыу (wzăxəw) |
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vъz (Russian воз- (voz-), Polish wz-). Cognate with Lithuanian už.
Pronunciation
- (unaccented) IPA(key): /uz/
Preposition
уз (Latin spelling uz) (+ accusative case)
- up, upward
- ићи уз степенице ― to go upstairs
- уз брдо ― uphill
- уз р(иј)еку ― upriver
- пети/пењати се уз конопац ― to climb a rope
- next to, beside, alongside, by
- уз цесту ― next to the road
- уза саму границу ― on the very border
- with, while, along with (circumstances or conditions accompanying the action)
- уз см(иј)ех/плач ― with laughter/crying
- уз п(ј)есму ― while singing
- уз пиће ― with a drink; while having a drink
- п(ј)евати уз клавир ― to sing while the piano is playing
- in spite of, despite (= по̏ред)
- уза све то ― despite all that
Usage notes
The variant form uza is used before enclitics and consonants that would make it difficult to pronounce.
Related terms
- уз-
References
- “уз” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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