високо

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [viˈsɔko]

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Etymology 1

A nominalization of висо́к (visók, “high”) +‎ -о (-o).

Noun

висо́ко • (visóko) n

1. (colloquial) height, top of eminence, high elevation

   От висо́кото ми се ви́е свят.

   Ot visókoto mi se víe svjat.

   I get vertigo from the height.

Declension

Declension of висо́ко

	singular
indefinite	висо́ко visóko
definite	висо́кото visókoto

Related terms

• височина́ (visočiná, “height, altitude”)
• висина́ (visiná, “elevation”)

Etymology 2

From висо́к (visók, “high”) +‎ -о (-o).

Adverb

висо́ко • (visóko) (comparative по́-висо́ко, superlative на́й-висо́ко)

1. high, high up
2. loudly
3. highly, very much

Adjective

висо́ко • (visóko)

1. indefinite neuter singular of висо́к (visók)

References

• “високо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “високо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• високо- (visoko-), сивоок (sivook)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvisɔkɔ]

Adverb

високо • (visoko) (comparative повисоко, superlative највисоко)

1. high

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋisǒko/
• Hyphenation: ви‧со‧ко

Adverb

висо̀ко (Latin spelling visòko)

1. highly, high

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• ви́соко: IPA^(key): [ˈʋɪsɔkɔ] (rare, poetic)
• висо́ко: IPA^(key): [ʋeˈsɔkɔ]

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Adverb

ви́соко or висо́ко • (výsoko or vysóko)

1. high, highly

   Antonym: ни́зько (nýzʹko)

Related terms

• ви́щий (výščyj)
• висо́кий (vysókyj)
• висота́ f inan (vysotá)

 

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “високо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “високо”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “високо”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)