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Central Franconian
- onner (eastern Moselle Franconian)
- enner (western Moselle Franoncian; with umlaut)
- unger (Kölsch)
Etymology
From Old High German *undar, northern variant of untar.
Pronunciation
Preposition
onger (+ dative or accusative)
- (Ripuarian) under; beneath
Derived terms
- deronger
- ongerm (contraction with the masculine and neuter dative of the definite article)
Limburgish
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under.
Pronunciation
Adverb
onger (German-based spelling)
- under, downwards
- (postpositional) (to) under (implying motion)
Preposition
onger (+ dative or accusative) (German-based spelling)
- under
- below
- among, between
Usage notes
- The preposition onger is used with accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with dative case if the verb shows location.
- The preposition onger triggers the d/g-switch in definite articles that immediately follow the preposition in dialects where this switch occurs.
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
Probably from Middle High German unger. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
onger m
- Hungarian
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