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German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German underlegen, from Old High German untarleggen, from Proto-West Germanic *undarlaggjan. Equivalent to unter- +‎ legen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊntɐˌleːɡən/,
  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧le‧gen

Verb

unterlegen (weak, third-person singular present unterlegt, past tense unterlegte, past participle unterlegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to underlay, to put under
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Etymology 2

From the verb unterliegen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntɐˈleːɡən/,
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  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧le‧gen

Participle

unterlegen

  1. past participle of unterliegen

Adjective

unterlegen (strong nominative masculine singular unterlegener, comparative unterlegener, superlative am unterlegensten)

  1. inferior
  2. defeated
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