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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{affix|en|down|stair|-s}}
From {{affix|en|down-|stair|-s}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en-us-downstairs.ogg|Audio (US)|lang=en}}
* {{IPA|en|/daʊnˈstɛɹz/|a=GA}}
* {{IPA|en|/daʊnˈstɛəz/|a=RP}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-downstairs.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛə(ɹ)z|s=2}}
* {{hyph|en|down|stairs}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}
{{en-adj|-}}


# A floor lower than the current one.
# Located on a lower floor.
#: {{ux|en|The kids sleep in the '''downstairs''' bedroom, we sleep in the upstairs one.}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|upstairs-downstairs}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|downstairs (adjective); a floor lower than the current one}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alakerta|s}}
* French: {{t+|fr|en bas}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|lenti}}, {{t+|hu|földszinti}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|階下|tr=kaika}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|아래층}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|na dole}}
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{{trans-bottom}}


===Adverb===
===Adverb===
{{en-adv|-}}
{{en-adv|-}}


# living, stepping, or coming down the stairs
# Down the stairs.
#: {{ux|en|I have to walk '''downstairs''' to leave the building.}}
#: {{ux|en|The lodger lives '''downstairs'''.}}
# {{lb|en|figurative}} In or to [[hell]].
# {{lb|en|slang|euphemistic}} Regarding the [[genitalia]].
#: {{ux|en|something wrong '''downstairs'''}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|downstairs (adverb)}}
{{trans-top|downstairs (adverb)}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|до́лу}}, {{t|bg|надо́лу}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|a baix}}, {{t|ca|escala avall}} {{qualifier|where to}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|樓下|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|楼下|tr=lóuxià|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|樓下|tr=lóuxià}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|beneden}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|beneden}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|subŝtupare}}, {{t|eo|malsupre}}
* French: {{t+|fr|au-dessous}}, {{t+|fr|en bas}}
* French: {{t+|fr|au-dessous}}, {{t+|fr|en bas}}
* German: {{t+|de|unten}}, {{t+|de|treppab}}, {{t|de|treppabwärts}}, {{t|de|nach unten}}
* German: {{t+|de|unten}}, {{t+|de|treppab}}, {{t|de|treppabwärts}}, {{t|de|[[nach]] [[unten]]}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|lent}}, {{t+|hu|lenn}}, {{q|on the ground floor [UK] or first floor [US]}} {{t|hu|[[a]] [[földszinten]]}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|lantai bawah}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|lantai bawah}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|thíos an staighre}} {{qualifier|location}}, {{t|ga|síos an staighre}} {{qualifier|direction}}
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*: Sundanese: {{t|su|landeh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|giù}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|giù}}, {{t|it|di sotto}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|階下|tr=かいか, kaika|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|階下|tr=かいか, kaika|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|아래층|alt=아래층에}}, {{t+|ko|아래층|alt=아래층으로}} {{qualifier|where to}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|아래층|alt=아래층에}}, {{t+|ko|아래층|alt=아래층으로}} {{qualifier|where to}}
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{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|lejup}}, {{t|lv|lejā}}, {{t|lv|apakšējā stāvā}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|lejup}}, {{t|lv|lejā}}, {{t|lv|apakšējā stāvā}}
* Neapolitan: {{t|nap|abbascio}}
* Neapolitan: {{t|nap|abbascio}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|à bas}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|à bas}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|na dole}} {{qualifier|where}}, {{t|pl|na dół}} {{qualifier|where to}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|niþre}} {{q|where}}, {{t|ang|niþer}} {{q|where to}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|طبقهٔ پایین|tr=tabaqe-ye pâyîn}}
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|embaixo}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|na dole}} {{qualifier|where}}, {{t|pl|na dół}} {{qualifier|where to}}
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|embaixo}} {{q|Brazil}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|внизу́}} {{qualifier|where}}, {{t|ru|на ни́жнем этаже́}} {{qualifier|where}}; {{t+|ru|вниз}} {{qualifier|where to}}, {{t|ru|на ни́жний эта́ж}} {{qualifier|where to}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|внизу́}} {{qualifier|where}}, {{t|ru|на ни́жнем этаже́}} {{qualifier|where}}; {{t+|ru|вниз}} {{qualifier|where to}}, {{t|ru|на ни́жний эта́ж}} {{qualifier|where to}}
* Sorbian:
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{t|dsb|dołojce}}
*: Lower Sorbian: {{t|dsb|dołojce}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|abajo}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|abajo}}
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* Sundanese: {{t|su|landeh}}
* Volapük: {{t+|vo|dono}}
* Volapük: {{t+|vo|dono}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|lawr llawr}} {{qualifier|South}}, {{t|cy|i lawr y staer}} {{qualifier|South}}, {{t|cy|i lawr y grisiau}} {{qualifier|North}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


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{{en-noun|downstairs}}
{{en-noun|downstairs}}


# The lower floor of a house, at ground level.
# The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the [[servants' quarters|servants’ quarters]].
#* Tom Reamy, ''Blind Voices''
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1978|author=w:Tom Reamy|title=Blind Voices
#*: Now the two of them rattled around in the old house, even with his office and small clinic sharing the '''downstairs''' with the kitchen, parlor, and dining room.
|passage=Now the two of them rattled around in the old house, even with his office and small clinic sharing the '''downstairs''' with the kitchen, parlor, and dining room.}}
# {{lb|en|slang|euphemism}} The [[genitalia]]
# {{lb|en|slang|euphemism}} The [[genitalia]].
#: ''The wind lifted up her skirt and I caught a glimpse of her '''downstairs'''.''
#: {{ux|en|The wind lifted up her skirt and I caught a glimpse of her '''downstairs'''.}}


====Antonyms====
====Antonyms====
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* French: {{t+|fr|en bas}}
* French: {{t+|fr|en bas}}
* Italian: {{t|it|di sotto}}, {{t+|it|giù}}
* Italian: {{t|it|di sotto}}, {{t+|it|giù}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Korean: {{t-needed|ko}}
* Korean: {{t-needed|ko}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


===References===
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[[Category:English 2-syllable words]]
* {{R:OED Online |entry=downstairs |pos=''adv.'', ''adj.'', and ''n.'' |id=57288 |noformat=1 |date=December 2022}}

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{{cln|en|2-syllable words}}
{{c|en|Genitalia}}

Latest revision as of 04:41, 19 August 2024

English

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Etymology

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From down- +‎ stair +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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downstairs (not comparable)

  1. Located on a lower floor.
    The kids sleep in the downstairs bedroom, we sleep in the upstairs one.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Adverb

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downstairs (not comparable)

  1. Down the stairs.
    I have to walk downstairs to leave the building.
    The lodger lives downstairs.
  2. (figurative) In or to hell.
  3. (slang, euphemistic) Regarding the genitalia.
    something wrong downstairs

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Noun

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downstairs (plural downstairs)

  1. The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the servants’ quarters.
    • 1978, Tom Reamy, Blind Voices:
      Now the two of them rattled around in the old house, even with his office and small clinic sharing the downstairs with the kitchen, parlor, and dining room.
  2. (slang, euphemistic) The genitalia.
    The wind lifted up her skirt and I caught a glimpse of her downstairs.

Antonyms

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Translations

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References

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