søndre

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sønrə/, [ˈsønʁɐ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sundra, from Proto-Germanic *sundrōną, cognate with Swedish söndra, English sunder, German sondern, Dutch zonderen. Doublet of sondre.

Verb

søndre (past tense søndrede, past participle søndret)

  1. (solemn) to destroy, break
Conjugation
Conjugation of søndre
active passive
present søndrer søndres
past søndrede søndredes
infinitive søndre søndres
imperative søndr
participle
present søndrende
past søndret
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund søndren

References

Etymology 2

The comparative of the adverb syd, from Old Danish syndræ, Old West Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrizô, a comparative of *sunþraz.

Adjective

søndre (uninflected)

  1. southern (of localities in comparison with another locality)
    Synonym: sydlig
    Antonym: nordre

See also

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the adverb sønder.

Adjective

søndre (singular and plural søndre)

  1. southern

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