yonder

WOTD – 2 December 2006    

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈjɑndə(ɹ)/

• Rhymes: -ɒndə(r)

Etymology

From Middle English, equivalent to yond (from Old English ġeond) + -er, as in hither, thither. Cognate with Dutch ginder ('over there').

Adverb

yonder (not comparable)

1. In a distant, indicated place; over there.

   Whose home is that yonder?

Translations

in a distant, indicated place

• Albanian: atje (sq)
• Catalan: allà (ca)
• Dutch: ginder (nl)
• Finnish: tuolla (fi)
• French: là-bas (fr)
• German: dort drüben
• Icelandic: þarna (is)
• Irish: ansiúd (ga)
• Italian: laggiù (it)
• Japanese: あそこ(に) (asoko)

• Macedonian: онде (mk) (ónde), ондека (mk) (óndeka)
• Portuguese: além (pt), acolá (pt)
• Russian: вон там
• Scottish Gaelic: an siud (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian: онде (sh) (onde)
• Sicilian: ddassutta (scn), ddocu sutta (scn)
• Spanish: de allá
• Turkish: şurada (tr)
• Welsh: acw (cy), draw (cy)
• West Frisian: jinder (fy)

Determiner

yonder

1. Distant but within sight

   Yonder peasant - who is he?

Synonyms

• (distant but within sight): yon

Translations

distant but within sight

• Albanian: atje (sq)
• Catalan: aquell (ca) m, aquella (ca) f
• Finnish: tuo (fi)
• French: là-bas (fr)
• Japanese: あの (ano)

• Macedonian: онде (mk) (ónde), ондека (mk) (óndeka)
• Spanish: aquél (es) m, aquella (es) f
• Turkish: şuradaki (tr)
• Welsh: acw (cy)

Noun

yonder (plural yonders)

1. Something that is distant but within sight.

   Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, riding high into the sky.

Translations

something that is distant but within sight

• Finnish: tuo (fi)

• Japanese: あれ (are)

Usage notes

The term yonder is used more often in the South than elsewhere in the US.

See also

• yon

Anagrams

• droney
• Rodney