žemiau

Lithuanian

Etymology

From žemas (“low”) +‎ -iau (petrified neuter comparative form).

Preposition

žemiaũ (with genitive)

below, under
Antonym: aukščiaũ

žemiaũ jū́ros lỹgio ― below sea level

žemiaũ vidur̃kio ― below average

Adverb

žemiaũ

underneath

Related terms

žemaĩ (“down, lowly”)
žemỹn (“down, downwards”)

References

“žemiau”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024

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