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downstairs.

Located on a lower floor.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/daʊnˈstɛɹz/General-American/daʊnˈstɛəz/Received-Pronunciation/daʊnˈsteːz/Australia/daʊnˈstiəz/

  1. Located on a lower floor.

    The kids sleep in the downstairs bedroom; we sleep in the upstairs one.

  2. Originating in or associated with a lower, embedded clause, as opposed to the matrix clause.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair Middle English -es English -s English downstairs From down- + stair + -s.

adv/daʊnˈstɛɹz/General-American/daʊnˈstɛəz/Received-Pronunciation/daʊnˈsteːz/Australia/daʊnˈstiəz/

  1. Down the stairs.

    I have to walk downstairs to leave the building.
    The lodger lives downstairs.

  2. In or to hell.

    figuratively

  3. Regarding the genitalia.

    euphemistic · slang
    something wrong downstairs

  4. In or to a lower, embedded clause, as opposed to the matrix clause.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair Middle English -es English -s English downstairs From down- + stair + -s.

noun/daʊnˈstɛɹz/General-American/daʊnˈstɛəz/Received-Pronunciation/daʊnˈsteːz/Australia/daʊnˈstiəz/

  1. The lower floor of a house, at ground level, or sometimes below.

    We looked over the house; downstairs was spacious, but upstairs really cramped.

  2. The lower floor of a house, at ground level, or sometimes below. In particular, especially historically, the servants’ quarters.

    The family tried to ignore gossip from downstairs.

  3. The genitalia.

    euphemistic · slang
    The wind lifted up her skirt and I caught a glimpse of her downstairs.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair Middle English -es English -s English downstairs From down- + stair + -s.

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