Unterstand

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German unterstant, from understēn, and new formations from descendant unterstehen in both stress patterns; in the sense of a subject calque of Latin subiectum; in the sense of a sub-class in society unter- +‎ Stand. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊntɐˌʃtant/ Hyphenation: Un‧ter‧stand Rhymes: -ant === Noun === Unterstand m (strong, genitive Unterstandes or Unterstands, plural Unterstände) (obsolete) help, subsidy, prop, support shelter, bunker, any place in or under which one is protected from adversities from above (uncommon) subject, as the particularly philosophical antipode of “object” Antonym: Gegenstand (forestry, possibly archaic) low-growing types of woods (obsolete, uncommon) subservience, low social standing and the like (rare, artificial) sub-class of a society (obsolete, rare) attempt of resistance, or any emprise ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Unterstand” in Duden online “Unterstand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Unterstand” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.