See also: nieder- and Nieder

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nider, from Old High German nidar, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include English nether, Dutch neder, Luxembourgish nidder, Swedish neder (more commonly ned, ner).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniː.dɐ/
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Adjective

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nieder (strong nominative masculine singular niederer, comparative niederer, superlative am niedersten)

  1. low
  2. mean
  3. (of a job) menial

Declension

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Synonyms

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Adverb

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nieder

  1. down

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