уз

See also: юз, үз, үҙ, and үҙ-

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• (Shapsug dialect) IPA^(key): [wəz]

Noun

уз • (wuz)

1. Alternative form of узы (wuzə)

Declension

declension of уз

case	singular	plural
indefinite	узэ (wuzɛ)	узэхэ (wuzɛxɛ)
nominative	узэр (wuzɛr)	узэхэр (wuzɛxɛr)
ergative	узэм (wuzɛm)	узэхэмэ (wuzɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	узэ(м)кӏэ (wuzɛ(m)kʼɛ)	узэхэ(м)кӏэ (wuzɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	узыу (wuzəwu)	узэхыу (wuzɛxəwu)

Synonyms

• узы (wuzə) (Standard Adyghe)

Kabardian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wəz]

Noun

уз • (wuz)

1. disease, illness

Synonyms

• узы (Adyghe)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [us]
• Homophone: ус (us)

Noun

уз • (uz) f inan pl

1. genitive of у́зы (úzy)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• уза

Etymology

Inherited 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)

1. 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

2. next to, beside, alongside, by

   уз цесту ― next to the road

   уза саму границу ― on the very border

3. 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

4. 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 [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024