abajo

See also: abajó

Spanish

Alternative forms

abaxo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbaxo/, [aˈβaxo]
Audio (Latin America) (file)

Etymology 1

a (“to”) +‎ bajo (“down”). Cognate to French à bas, which is also used in sense “down with”. Compare English abase.

Adverb

abajo

down
downstairs
Abajo están la cocina y el salón.
The kitchen and lounge are downstairs.
below

Related terms

bajar
bajo

Derived terms

Interjection

abajo

(figuratively) down with, away with
Antonym: viva
- 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Grito de Dolores, September 16th:
  ¡Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe!, ¡Abajo el mal gobierno!

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

abajo

First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of abajar.

External links

“abajo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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