donder

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English

Etymology 1

See daunder.

Verb

donder (third-person singular simple present donders, present participle dondering, simple past and past participle dondered)

  1. Alternative form of daunder (“stroll”).

Noun

donder (plural donders)

  1. Alternative form of daunder (“stroll”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Afrikaans donder.

Verb

donder (third-person singular simple present donders, present participle dondering, simple past and past participle dondered)

  1. (transitive, South Africa, slang) To beat up, to thrash.
    • 1975, Sheila Roberts, Outside Life's Feast: Short Stories, Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, →ISBN, page 28:
      Just try and I'll donder you says Jan and resets his hook. I take out my pocket knife and start to smooth it. What do you want with that stick says Jan.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch donderen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔːnər/
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Verb

donder (present donder, present participle donderende, past participle gedonder)

  1. (intransitive) to plummet, tumble
    Die ou verloor sy balaans en donder agteroor van sy stoel af.
    The guy lost his balance and tumbled backwards off his chair.

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch donre. Compare German Donner, West Frisian tonger, English thunder.

Noun

donder m (uncountable)

  1. thunder (sound produced by a thunderstorm)
  2. (informal) the head or body
  3. (informal) a thing (as in not a single thing)
    Wat je nu doet haalt geen donder uit!
    What you're doing right now isn't achieving a thing!
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: donder
  • Negerhollands: donner, dondu
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: dondu (dated)
  • → Papiamentu: dònder, donder
  • → Sranan Tongo: dondru

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

donder

  1. inflection of donderen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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