donder
English
editEtymology 1
editSee daunder.
Verb
editdonder (third-person singular simple present donders, present participle dondering, simple past and past participle dondered)
- Alternative form of daunder (“stroll”).
Noun
editdonder (plural donders)
- Alternative form of daunder (“stroll”).
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Afrikaans donder.
Verb
editdonder (third-person singular simple present donders, present participle dondering, simple past and past participle dondered)
- (transitive, South Africa, slang) To beat up, to thrash.
- 1975, Sheila Roberts, Outside Life's Feast: Short Stories, Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, →ISBN, page 28:
- Just try and I'll donder you says Jan and resets his hook. I take out my pocket knife and start to smooth it. What do you want with that stick says Jan.
Further reading
edit- “donder v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
See also
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editdonder (present donder, present participle donderende, past participle gedonder)
- (intransitive) to plummet, tumble
- Die ou verloor sy balaans en donder agteroor van sy stoel af.
- The guy lost his balance and tumbled backwards off his chair.
Derived terms
editDutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch donre. Compare German Donner, West Frisian tonger, English thunder.
Noun
editdonder m (uncountable)
- thunder (sound produced by a thunderstorm)
- (informal) the head or body
- (informal) a thing (as in not a single thing)
- Wat je nu doet haalt geen donder uit!
- What you're doing right now isn't achieving a thing!
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: donder
- Negerhollands: donner, dondu
- → Virgin Islands Creole: dondu (dated)
- → Papiamentu: dònder, donder
- → Sranan Tongo: dondru
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editdonder
- inflection of donderen:
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