donder

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch donderen.

Verb

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

(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

opdonder
bedonder

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)

thunder
(informal) the head or body
(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
donderbui
donderbus
dondergod
donderkloot
donderstraal
donderwolk
opdonder

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

donder

first-person singular present indicative of donderen
imperative of donderen