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Dutch
Etymology
Probably a calque. Equivalent to onder- + familie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔn.dər.faːˌmi.li/
- Hyphenation: on‧der‧fa‧mi‧lie
Noun
onderfamilie f (plural onderfamilies, diminutive onderfamilietje n)
- subfamily
- Synonym: subfamilie
- Hypernym: familie
- Hyponyms: geslacht, geslachtengroep