onder

See also: önder, Önder, and onder-

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch onder, from Middle Dutch onder, from Old Dutch under, from Proto-Germanic *under.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Adverb

onder

under

Preposition

onder

under, below, beneath, underneath
among

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onder, from Old Dutch under, from Proto-Germanic *under. Cognate with Old Saxon undar, German unter, English under.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔndər/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: on‧der
Rhymes: -ɔndər

Adverb

onder

under, downwards
(postpositional) (to) under (implying motion).
Hij ging zo de auto onder.
It went under the car just like that.

Derived terms

nouns

verbs

adjectives

adverbs

Related terms

onder-

Preposition

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.

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of onder

preposition	onder
postpositional adv.	onder
+ het (it)	eronder
+ dit (this)	hieronder
+ dat (that)	daaronder
+ wat (what)	waaronder
+ iets (something)	ergens onder
+ niets (nothing)	nergens onder
+ alles (everything)	overal onder

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “under”): op
(antonym(s) of “under”): over
(antonym(s) of “under”): boven

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: onder
Berbice Creole Dutch: ondro
Negerhollands: onder, ondu, undu
→ Aukan: ondoo

Anagrams

orden

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

onder n

indefinite plural of onde

Norwegian Nynorsk

skiløpar med ei onder

Alternative forms

ånder, annar, andor

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫndurr m, from Proto-Germanic *anduraz. Cognates include Finnish antura (“keel”). Related to dialectal andår (“ski run, ski trail”).

Noun

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

“onder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.