ondergrond
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Dutch?”) Equivalent to onder + grond.
Noun edit
ondergrond (plural ondergronde)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From onder + grond. Compare English underground and German Untergrund.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ondergrond m (plural ondergronden, diminutive ondergrondje n)
- underground, subsoil, subsurface, bottom
- ground, basis, foundation, groundwork
- (heraldry) compartment (mound beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand)