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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

unter.

under

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈʊntɐ/

  1. under

    unter Druck

  2. below

  3. among, between

  4. with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive)

    literary
    Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur.

  5. during

    rare · regional
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old High German untar Middle High German under German unter From Middle High German under, unter, from Old High German untar, from Proto-West Germanic *undar (compare Old Saxon undar, Hunsrik unne, Dutch onder, English under).

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