blizu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blizъ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blǐːzu/
• Hyphenation: bli‧zu

Preposition

blízu (Cyrillic spelling бли́зу) (+ genitive case)

1. near, close

   Jesmo li blizu kuće? ― Are we near the house?

   s(j)edni blizu mene ― sit next to me

Adverb

blízu (Cyrillic spelling бли́зу)

1. near, close

   zima je blizu ― winter is near

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blizъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblìːzu/
• Tonal orthography: blízu

Adverb

blízu (comparative blížje or blíže, superlative nàjblížje or nàjblíže)

1. close, near (in space or time)

Antonyms

• dáleč

Preposition

blízu

1. (with genitive) near, close to