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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nēder, from Old Dutch *nithar, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include English nether, German nieder and Luxembourgish nidder.
Pronunciation
Adverb
neder
- down
- low-
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch nither, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nēder
- down, downwards
- down low
Derived terms
Descendants
Preposition
nēder
- below, beneath
Adjective
nēder
- low, close to the ground
- lowly, inferior
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “neder (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “neder (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “neder (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “neder (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “neder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Arabic نَظَر (naẓar).
Pronunciation
Noun
neder ?
- appearance
Romanian
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
neder m (plural nederi)
- foolish, stupid, insane person
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish niþer, nedher, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter.
Pronunciation
Adverb
neder
- (archaic, in compounds) down, downwards
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