donder

English

Verb

donder (third-person singular simple present donders, present participle dondering, simple past and past participle dondered)

1. Alternative form of daunder (“stroll”)

Noun

donder (plural donders)

1. Alternative form of daunder (“stroll”)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch donderen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔːnər/

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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 guy lost his balance and tumbled backwards off his chair.

Derived terms

• opdonder
• bedonder

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔn.dər/

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• Hyphenation: don‧der
• Rhymes: -ɔndər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch donre. Compare German Donner, West Frisian tonger, English thunder.

Noun

donder m (uncountable)

1. thunder (sound produced by a thunderstorm)
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

• donderen
• donderbeitel
• donderbui
• donderbus
• donderdag
• dondergod
• donderkloot
• donderpreek
• donderspeech
• donderstraal
• donderwolk
• opdonder

Descendants

• Afrikaans: donder
• Negerhollands: donner, dondu
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: dondu (dated)
• → Papiamentu: dònder, donder

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

donder

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