wikipedia|dab=nether
English
Etymology
Middle English nether, nethere, nithere, from Old English nithera, from niþer, nithor, adverb, down, downward; akin to Old Saxon nithiri, adjective, nether, nithar, adverb, down, Old High German nidari, nidaro, adjective, nether, nidar, adverb, down, Old Norse nethri, netharri, adjective, nether, nithr, adverb, down; all from a Germanic word that is a compar. of a word akin to Sanskrit ni down; akin to Old English in -- more at IN
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ð�(r)|-�ð�(r)
Adjective
nether
- lower; under
#:The disappointed child�s nether lip quivered.
- lying or conceived as lying beneath the earth�s surface.
#:The nether regions.
trans-top|lower
French: inférieur
Japanese:�� (���, shitano)
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trans-top|beneath the earth's surface
French: souterrain
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Derived terms
nethermost
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