nether
Down; downwardDown; downward.
» Between the upper and nether millstone.
Meaning
2 sensesDown; downward.
Low; low down.
Examples
3 sentencesBetween the upper and nether millstone.
What do you need to build a nether portal?
ruЧто тебе нужно, чтобы построить портал в ад? — ZegPhig
deWas braucht man zum Bau eines Netherportals? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The nether gate was opened.
Origin
From Middle English nether, nethere, nithere, from Old English niþera (“lower, under, loweFrom Middle English nether, nethere, nithere, from Old English niþera (“lower, under, lowest”, adjective), from niþer, niþor (“below, beneath, down, downwards, lower, in an inferior position”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, *niþra (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *ni-, *nei- (“in, down”). Cognates include Dutch neder, German nieder, Luxembourgish nidder, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ned (“down”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish nedre (“lower”), Faroese and Icelandic niður.
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Forms
more nether, most nether| Comparative | more nether Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most nether |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form