iz

See also: íz, iż, iz-, iż-, and איז

Latvian

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“from”). Cognates include Lithuanian iš, dialectal iž, Old Prussian is, Proto-Slavic *jьz (Old Church Slavonic из (iz), Russian из (iz)), Ancient Greek ἐξ (eks), ἐκ (ek) (dialectal ἐς (es)), Latin ex, ē, Kurdish ji

Preposition

iz (with genitive)

1. (archaic) from, out of

   iz apakšzemes — from the underworld

   Vanags izņēma glāzes iz skapja — Vanags took the glasses from the cabinet

   ...lai šis karogs / iz tavas rokas nes mums uzvaru... — so that this flag from your hands brings us victory

Usage notes

This old preposition has mostly been replaced by its synonym no (“from, out of”). The related prefix iz-, however, is still very frequent.

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Livonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iz]

Verb

iz

1. first person singular past form of the negation verb

   ma iz lǟ iz sīņõ, iz tǟnõ – I didn't go any direction

2. third person singular past form of the negation verb

   iz ūo – wasn't

   iz ūo aigõ – there wasn't time

3. first person plural past form of the negation verb

See also

• äb-
• äb
• äd
• ät
• izt
• alā
• algid
• algõ
• algõm
• algõd

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵʰs, *h₁eǵʰs (“from”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iz/

Preposition

iz (Cyrillic spelling из)

1. (with genitive) from, out of

   izaći iz sobe — to go out of the room

   piti iz čaše — to drink from the glass

   doći iz Amerike — to come from America

2. (with genitive) for, because of, out of

   iz navike — out of habit

   iz nepoznatog razloga — for unknown reasons

   iz ljubavi — out of love

3. (with genitive) in miscellaneous senses in various phrasal constructs

   iz iskustva — from experience

   iz prikrajka — stealthily

   iz straha — from fear

   ispit iz matematike — math test

   seminar iz biologije — biology seminar

4. (colloquial, regional, with instrumental) with, together with, along with

   ići iz njim — to go with somebody

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵʰs, *h₁eǵʰs (“from”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is/, /iz/
• Tonal orthography: iz

Preposition

iz

1. (with genitive) from (with the source or provenance of or at)