ondergrond
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Dutch?”) Equivalent to onder + grond.
Noun[edit]
ondergrond (plural ondergronde)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From onder + grond. Compare English underground and German Untergrund.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ondergrond m (plural ondergronden, diminutive ondergrondje n)
- underground, subsoil, subsurface, bottom
- ground, basis, foundation, groundwork
- (heraldry) compartment (mound beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand)