onder
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch onder, from Middle Dutch onder, from Old Dutch under, from Proto-Germanic *under.
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onder
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onder
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch onder, from Old Dutch under, from Proto-Germanic *under. Cognate with Old Saxon undar, German unter, English under.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
onder
- under, downwards
- (postpositional) (to) under (implying motion).
- Hij ging zo de auto onder.
- It went under the car just like that.
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nouns
- onderaannemer
- onderbewustzijn
- ondergang
- onderhuids
- onderkoning
- onderpastoor
- onderrok
- onderschildering
- onderschotel
- ondersoort
- onderzoek
verbs
- onderbrengen
- onder de tafel praten
- onderdrukken
- onderhandelen
- ondertekenen
- ondernemen
- onderscheiden
- ondertussen
- ondervinden
- onderwijzen
- onderzoeken
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Preposition edit
onder
- under, below, beneath, underneath
- De hagedissen verstoppen zich onder de stenen.
- The lizards are hiding under the stones.
- Er is niets nieuws onder de zon. ― There is nothing new under the sun.
- among, in the midst of, including
- Hij is onder ons! ― He is among us!
- (in relation to durative actions and processes) during
- Onder de schrijfles zaten de kinderen sigaren te roken.
- The children were smoking cigars during the writing lesson.
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
onder n
- indefinite plural of onde
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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Etymology edit
From Old Norse ǫndurr m, from Proto-Germanic *anduraz. Cognates include Finnish antura (“keel”). Related to dialectal andår (“ski run, ski trail”).
Noun edit
onder f (definite singular ondra, indefinite plural ondrar or ondrer, definite plural ondrane or ondrene)
- a short ski (usually on the right), used together with a longer ski (on the left)
- (dated) an ordinary ski
References edit
- “onder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.