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)

(solemn) to destroy, break

Conjugation

Inflection of søndre

	present	past
simple	søndrer	søndrede
perfect	har søndret	havde søndret
passive	søndres	søndredes
participle	søndrende	søndret
imperative	søndr	—
infinitive	søndre	—
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)

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)

southern

Alternative forms

søre (Nynorsk also)

Derived terms

Søndre Land

References

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

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