herunterwärts

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German

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Etymology

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herunter +‎ -wärts

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɛˈʁʊntɐˌvɛʁt͡s/
  • Hyphenation: he‧r‧un‧ter‧wärts

Adverb

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herunterwärts

  1. downwards (towards speaker)
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Ezekiel 8:2 (with KJV translation)
      Und siehe, ich sah, daß es von seinen Lenden herunterwärts war gleichwie Feuer; aber oben über seinen Lenden war es lichthell;
      Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.