nieder

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See also: nieder-, and Nieder

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nider, from Old High German nidar, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include English nether, Dutch neder, Luxembourgish nidder, Swedish neder (more commonly ned, ner).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniː.dɐ/
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Adjective

nieder (strong nominative masculine singular niederer, comparative niederer, superlative am niedersten)

  1. low
  2. mean
  3. (of a job) menial

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Adverb

nieder

  1. down

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