søndre

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sønrə/, [ˈsønʁɐ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sundra, from Proto-Germanic *sundrōną, cognate with Swedish söndra, English sunder, German sondern, Dutch zonderen. Doublet of sondre.

Verb

søndre (past tense søndrede, past participle søndret)

1. (solemn) to destroy, break

Conjugation

Conjugation of søndre

active passive present søndrer søndres past søndrede søndredes infinitive søndre søndres imperative søndr — participle present søndrende past søndret (auxiliary verb have) gerund søndren

References

• “søndre,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Danish syndræ, Old West Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrizô, a comparative of *sunþraz.

Adjective

søndre (uninflected)

1. southern (of localities in comparison with another locality)

References

• “søndre,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the adverb sønder.

Adjective

søndre (singular and plural søndre)

1. southern

Alternative forms

• søre (Nynorsk also)

Derived terms

• Søndre Land

References

• “søndre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “søndre_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).