undre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse undra, Proto-Germanic *wundrōną, cognate with Swedish undra, English wonder, English wundern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔnd̥ʁɐ]

Verb

undre (imperative undr, infinitive at undre, present tense undrer, past tense undrede, perfect tense undret)

  1. to surprise
  2. (impersonal) to be a surprise, be a wonder
  3. (reflexive, passive voice) to wonder, be surprised

Conjugation

Conjugation of undre
active passive
present undrer undres
past undrede undredes
infinitive undre undres
imperative undr
participle
present undrende
past undret
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund undren

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

undre n

  1. indefinite plural of under

Swedish

Adjective

undre

  1. lower

Usage notes

  • The word looks like the compariative of an adjective, but under is a preposition, not an adjective

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