underst

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German unterst.

Adjective

underst (neuter singular underst, definite singular and plural underste)

  1. at the bottom, bottom-most, lowest (all senses)
    Synonym: nederst
    Antonym: øverst

Inflection

Inflection of underst
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular underst — —2
indefinite neuter singular underst — —2
plural underste — —2
definite attributive1 underste — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

underst (definite form underste)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of undst

Swedish

Adverb

underst (not comparable)

  1. at the bottom
    Antonym: överst
    Bilden var underst på sidan
    The picture was at the bottom of the page
    Han låg underst i högen
    He was at the bottom of the pile

References

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