onger

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• onner (eastern Moselle Franconian)
• enner (western Moselle Franoncian; with umlaut)
• unger (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Old High German *undar, northern variant of untar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoŋʌ/

Preposition

onger (+ dative or accusative)

1. (Ripuarian) under; beneath

Derived terms

• deronger
• ongerm (contraction with the masculine and neuter dative of the definite article)

Related terms

• onge

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• ónger (Veldeke spelling)
• oonger (various dialects)
• oonder (non-velarised form)
  • aunder (Eupen)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ŋəʁ/
• Rhymes: -oŋəʁ

Adverb

onger (German-based spelling)

1. under, downwards
2. (postpositional) (to) under (implying motion)

Preposition

onger (+ dative or accusative) (German-based spelling)

1. under
2. below
3. among, between

Usage notes

• The preposition onger is used with accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with dative case if the verb shows location.
• The preposition onger triggers the d/g-switch in definite articles that immediately follow the preposition in dialects where this switch occurs.

Antonyms

• üvver, övver

Derived terms

• deronger
• onger-

Related terms

• onge

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• honger

Etymology

Probably from Middle High German unger. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

onger m

1. Hungarian

Derived terms

• ongersch

 

Descendants

• Dutch: Honger, Onger

Further reading

• “onger”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “onger (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I