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nether-

nether- prefix: low, lower, below, under, beneath.

Prefix

nether-

  1. low, lower, below, under, beneath.
    • nethergarment, netherling, netherlook, nethermind, netherverse, netherworld
  2. inferiority or baseness.
    • netherman

Origin of nether-

From Middle English nither-, neother-, from Old English niþer- (prefix), from niþer (“below, beneath, down, downwards, lower, in an inferior position”). Cognate with Dutch neder-, neer- (“down”), German nieder- (“down”). More at nether.

Questions about nether-

What does nether- mean?
Nether- means low, lower, below, under, beneath.
What part of speech is nether-?
Nether- is a prefix.

Words near nether- in the dictionary

  1. Nether Wallop
  2. Nether Whitacre
  3. nether world
  4. nether worlds
  5. Nether Wyresdale
  6. nether-
  7. nether-hair
  8. nether-hairs
  9. Nether-Saxon
  10. nether-shirt
  11. nether-shirts

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