onder

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

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onder

1. under

onder

1. under, below, beneath, underneath
2. among

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔndər/

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• Hyphenation: on‧der
• Rhymes: -ɔndər

onder

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

   Hij ging zo de auto onder.

   It went under the car just like that.

• onder-

onder

1. 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.

2. among, in the midst of, including

   Hij is onder ons! ― He is among us!

3. (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.

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

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

• orden

onder n

1. indefinite plural of onde

• ånder, annar, andor

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

onder f (definite singular ondra, indefinite plural ondrar or ondrer, definite plural ondrane or ondrene)

1. a short ski (usually on the right), used together with a longer ski (on the left)
2. (dated) an ordinary ski

• “onder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.