žemiau

Lithuanian

Etymology

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

Preposition

žemiaũ (with genitive)

1. below, under

   Antonym: aukščiaũ

   žemiaũ jū́ros lỹgio ― below sea level

   žemiaũ vidur̃kio ― below average

Adverb

žemiaũ

1. underneath

Related terms

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

References

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