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== English == === Etymology === From Middle English under-, from Old English under-, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“below”) and *h₁n̥tér (“inside”). For more, see under. === Prefix === under- Beneath, under e.g. underground, underneath, underpass (figurative) To go from one side to the other; to progress along a path e.g. understand, undergo, underbear, undertake Less than, beneath in quantity e.g. underadditive, underage, underbound Deficient, below what is correct, insufficient e.g. underapply, underbill, underawe Subordinate to e.g. undersecretary, underling, underclass ==== Usage notes ==== In many common cases, this prefix is attached directly to a word. When forming new words, however, it is typically hyphenated until the word becomes common. ==== Synonyms ==== (under): hypo-, sub-, infra- (forming a transitive verb): en- (less than): hypo-, olig-, meio- (deficient): hypo-, dys-, mal- (subordinate): vice-, sub- ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “under”): over-, epi-, sur- (antonym(s) of “less than”): hyper-, supra-, pleo- (antonym(s) of “deficient”): telo-, per-, pur- (antonym(s) of “subordinate”): arch- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === nuder, urned, unred, Ruden, runed, Düren, Duren, ruden, Rendu == Danish == === Etymology === See under === Prefix === under- under- sub- ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Prefix === under- under- sub- ==== Related terms ==== under === References === “under-” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === poinn- (dialectal) === Prefix === under- under- sub- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== under undervass- == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from Proto-Indo-European *nter- (“between, among”), akin to Old English under (“under, beneath”), Old High German untar (“between, among”), Latin inter (“between, among”). More at inter-. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈun.der/ (as a nominal prefix) IPA(key): /ˌun.der/ (as a verbal prefix) ==== Prefix ==== under- between, among understandan ― to understand (originally 'to stand between', 'be near to both sides') underscēotan ― to intercept === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from Proto-Indo-European *ndhero- (“lower”), akin to Old English under (“between, among, in the presence of”), Old High German untar (“under”), Latin infra (“below, beneath”). ==== Prefix ==== under- beneath subordinate to underling ― underling, subordinate ===== Derived terms ===== == Swedish == === Etymology === See under === Prefix === under- under- sub- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== under undervattens- === Anagrams === runde, undre