donder

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch donderen.

Verb

donder (present donder, present participle donderende, past participle gedonder)

  1. (intransitive) to plummet, tumble
    Die ou verloor sy balaans en donder agteroor van sy stoel af.
    The pupil lost his balance and tumbled backwards off his chair.

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔn.dər/
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  • Hyphenation: don‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɔndər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch donre, donner, donder, from Old Dutch *thunar, *thonar, from Proto-Germanic *þunraz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂-. Compare German Donner, West Frisian tonger, English thunder.

Noun

donder m (uncountable)

  1. thunder
  2. (informal) the head or body
  3. (informal) a thing (as in not a single thing)
    Wat je nu doet haalt geen donder uit!
    What you're doing right now isn't achieving a thing!
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

donder

  1. first-person singular present indicative of donderen
  2. imperative of donderen
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