undre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse undra, Proto-Germanic *wundrōną, cognate with Swedish undra, English wonder, English wundern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnd̥ʁɐ]

Verb

undre

1. to surprise
2. (impersonal) to be a surprise, be a wonder
3. (reflexive, passive voice) to wonder, be surprised

Conjugation

Inflection of undre

	present	past
simple	undrer	undrede
perfect	har undret	havde undret
passive	undres	undredes
participle	undrende	undret
imperative	undr	—
infinitive	undre	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	undren	—

Derived terms

• undren

Related terms

• under

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• under, undere

Noun

undre n

1. indefinite plural of under

Swedish

Adjective

undre

1. lower

Usage notes

• The word looks like the compariative of an adjective, but under is a preposition, not an adjective

Synonyms

• nedre

Antonyms

• övre

Derived terms

• undre värld

See also

• under
• underst

Anagrams

• runde, under, under-