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onder.

under, downwards

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɔndər/
  1. under, downwards

  2. (to) under (implying motion)

    postpositional
    Hij ging zo de auto onder.
  3. covered (especially with something dirty)

Where this word comes from

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

prep/ˈɔndər/
  1. under, below, beneath, underneath

    De hagedissen verstoppen zich onder de stenen.
    Er is niets nieuws onder de zon.
  2. covered with

    Ik ben van mijn fiets gevallen en nu zit ik onder de modder.
  3. among, in the midst of, including

    Hij is onder ons!
  4. during

Where this word comes from

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

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