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-West Germanic *undar, 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.

3. covered (especially with something dirty)

• 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. (completely) covered with

   Ik ben van mijn fiets gevallen en nu zit ik onder de modder.

   I fell off my bicycle and now I'm covered in mud.

3. among, in the midst of, including

   Hij is onder ons! ― He is among us!

4. (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.