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== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German under, unter, from Old High German untar, from Proto-West Germanic *undar (compare Old Saxon undar, Hunsrik unne, Dutch onder, English under). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊntɐ/ Rhymes: -ʊntɐ === Preposition === unter [with dative (indicating location) or accusative (indicating movement)] under unter Druck ― under pressure below among, between (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive) (rare or regional) during ==== Usage notes ==== The sense “during” is chiefly restricted to a few expressions, such as unter der Woche (“during the week, on weekdays”), in standard usage. In southern German speech it is used more freely. With a definite article, the following contractions may occur: unterm (= unter dem), untern (= unter den), and unters (= unter das). These are non-obligatory contractions. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Antonyms ==== über ==== Derived terms ==== unter- === See also === unten unterer === Further reading === “unter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache